Stratovolcanoes Stratovolcanoes Acatenango is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, close to the city of Antigua. The volcano has two peaks, Pico Mayor (Highest Peak) and Yepocapa (3,880 m) which is also known as Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters). Acatenango is joined with Volcán de Fuego and collectively the volcano complex is known as La Horqueta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acatenango"
Acotango is the middle and highest of a group of stratovolcanoes straddling the border of Bolivia and Chile. The group is known as Nevadoes de Quimsachata and also contains the peaks of Humarata and Cerro Capurata. The group lies along a north-south alignment. The volcano is heavily eroded, but a lava flow on its northern flank is morphologically young, suggesting Acotango has been active in the Holocene. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acotango"
Agua de Pau is a stratovolcano in central Sao Miguel Island. About 30,0000 to 45,000 years ago the 4 km wide and 7 km long outer caldera was formed. The inner caldera, which is 2.5 km wide and 4 km long was formed about 15,000 years ago. The younger inner caldera is partially filled by the crater lake Lagoa do Fogo. Until 5000 years ago the activity in the caldera created several post-caldera lava domes on the northern and western flank. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agua de Pau"
Akaroa is a town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 82 kilometres by road from Christchurch, and is the terminus of State Highway 75. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akaroa"
Almolonga is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. ...more on Wikipedia about "Almolonga"
Amak Island is a stratovolcano in the north Pacific. The island's maximum elevation is 488 metres. The island's volcano, Mount Amak, last erupted in 1796. The Amak Song Sparrow was last seen on the island in winter 1980 and has not been seen since. Devegetation of the island played a part in its demise. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amak Island"
Anatahan is one of the most active volcanoes of the Northern Mariana Islands. The island of Anatahan is 9 km long. Sparseness of vegetation in the most recent lava flows on Anatahan indicated that they were of holocene age, but the first historical eruption of Anatahan did not occur until May 2003, when a large explosive eruption took place forming a new crater inside the eastern caldera. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anatahan"
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Antisana is a volcano of the northern Andes, in Ecuador, 5,753 m high; also a village on its flanks, 13,000 ft high, the highest village in the world. the village is unique in that the villagers cook over pits of magma, and are one of the only cultures to live without ovens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antisana"
Antofalla is a Volcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antofalla"
Aracar is a steep-sided stratovolcano with a youthful-looking summit crater 1-1.5 km in diameter that contains a small lake. It is located just east of the Argentina- Chile border. The volcano was constructed during three eruptive cycles dating back to the Pliocene. The andesitic stratovolcano overlies dacitic lava domes. Well-preserved lava flows are found at the base of the volcano below 4500 m elevation. Prior to a report of possible ash columns from the summit in 1993, the volcano was not known to be active. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aracar"
The Arenal Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Arenal) is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica (10.5N, 84.7E), about 90 km north-west of San José, in the province of Alajuela. Known to be a volcano since the 19th century, it was known by foreign investigators as "Volcan Costa Rica, Rio Frio", "Canastos" Volcano and "Cerro de los Guatusos". The area remained largely unexplored until 1937, a documented expedition took place to reach the summit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arenal Volcano"
The Askja volcano is situated in a remote part of the central highlands of Iceland (location: 65.03° N, 16.75° W). The region is only accessible for a few months of the year, but surprisingly receives very little rainfall, only about 450 mm annually. The area was used during training for the Apollo program to prepare astronauts for potential lunar conditions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Askja"
Augustine Volcano is a stratovolcano in southwestern Cook Inlet, southcentral coastal Alaska, 280 kilometres (180 miles) southwest of Anchorage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Augustine Volcano"
Avachinsky is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. It lies within sight of the capital of Kamchatka Oblast, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Together with neighbouring Koryaksky volcano, it has been designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of particular study in light of its history of explosive eruptions and proximity to populated areas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avachinsky"
Baitou Mountain, or Paektu Mountain, is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea, located at . It is commonly called Changbai shan (長白山/长白山) in Chinese and the Manchu name Golmin Šanggiyan Alin corresponds to it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baitou Mountain"
Baluran is a stratovolcano located on the island of Java. It is at the very north east tip of the island and is overshadowed by its much large neighbour Ijen. The mountain has not erupted in historical times, although it is considered to be of Holocene age. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baluran"
The Barat Daya Islands (Kepulauan Barat Daya in Bahasa Indonesia) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. Barat Daya is Bahasa Indonesia for south-west, referring to their location relative to the capital of Maluku province, Ambon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barat Daya Islands"
Beerenberg (2277 m) is the world's northernmost active volcano located at Jan Mayen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beerenberg"
Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano in Kamchatka, Russia. The volcano's name means "nameless". ...more on Wikipedia about "Bezymianny"
The Black Tusk is a remarkably abrupt pinnacle of volcanic rock located in Garibaldi Provincial Park. At 2319 metres above sea level, the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler, British Columbia. Distinctive and immediately identifiable, the Black Tusk is probably the best known mountain in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Tusk"
Bridgeman Island or Bridgemans's Island or Bridgman Island or Helena Island is an almost circular, volcanic island marked by steep sides, 0.5 miles long and 240 m high, lying 23 miles east of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Bridgeman Island is located at and has an elevation of 240 m. Bridgeman Island is an established name dating back to about 1820. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridgeman Island (South Shetland Islands)"
Buckle Island ( ) is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 kilometres northwest of Sturge Island and eight kilometres southeast of Young Island, some 110 kilometres north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buckle Island"
Cabaray is stratovolcano in Bolivia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cabaray"
Cerro Azul (Quizapu) is an active stratovolcano located in central Chile. In 1932, one of the largest eruptions of the 20th Century occurred, when 9.5 cubic km of dacitic tephra was erupted from Quizapu Crater, just below the summit of Cerro Azul. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cerro Azul (Chile volcano)"
Cerro El Cóndor is a stratovolcano in Argentina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cerro El Cóndor"
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