List of stratovolcanoes facts for kids

A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.

Africa

Cameroon

• Mount Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

• Mount Nyiragongo, Goma; designated as a Decade Volcano
  • It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due to cracks in 2002.
• Mount Mikeno
• Mount Karisimbi
• Mount Bisoke
• Mount Sabyinyo
• Mount Kahuzi

Eritrea

• Alid Volcano
• Dubbi Volcano
• Nabro Volcano

Ethiopia

• Adwa
• Borawli, Afar Region
• Dabbahu Volcano
• Mount Fentale

Kenya

• Mount Kenya, which contains several volcanic plugs on its peak.
• Mount Longonot

Rwanda

• Mount Bisoke, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Mount Gahinga, on the border between Rwanda and Uganda.
• Mount Karisimbi, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Mount Muhabura, on the border between Rwanda and Uganda.
• Mount Sabyinyo, marks the border between Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tanzania

• Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Earth's only active carbonatite lava-producing volcano.
• Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant stratovolcano. It is the highest point of Africa.
• Mount Meru
• Mount Hanang
• Mount Kwaraha
• Mount Rungwe

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Mount Pico in Pico Island, Azores, Portugal
• Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; designated as a Decade Volcano
• Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
• Mount Fogo in Fogo, Cape Verde
• Green Mountain, Ascension Island
• Pico de las Nieves in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Americas

Caribbean

• La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island, Guadeloupe
• Soufriere Hills on the island Montserrat
  • Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
• Soufrière on the island Saint Vincent
• Mount Pelée on the island Martinique
  • Its devastating eruption on 8 May 1902 resulted in the complete destruction of its capital city, Saint-Pierre, with the deaths of more than 30,000 inhabitants within it.
• Mount Liamuiga on the island of Saint Kitts in St. Kitts and Nevis.
• Nevis Peak on the island of Nevis in St. Kitts and Nevis.
• Mount Scenery on the island Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands
• The Quill on the island Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands

Central America

Costa Rica

• Orosi
• Rincón de la vieja
• Miravalles
• Tenorio
• Arenal
• Chato
• Platanar
• Congo
• Poás
• Barva
• Cacho Negro
• Irazu
• Turrialba

El Salvador

• San Miguel
• Chinameca
• Santa Ana
• Chichontepec
• Guazapa
• Taburete
• Izalco

Honduras

• Isla Zacate Grande
• Tiger Island

Guatemala

• Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
• Volcán Tajumulco
  • It is the highest point and highest volcano in Central America
• Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
• Volcán Santa María; designated a Decade Volcano.
  • It has a smaller peak called Santiaguito.
• Volcán Siete Orejas
• Volcán San Pedro
• Volcán Atitlán
• Volcán Tolimán
• Acatenango
• Volcán de Fuego.
  • It erupted in June 2018.
• Volcán de Agua
• Pacaya
• Tecuamburro
• Tahual
• Volcán Jumay
• Volcán Ipala
• Suchitán
• Volcán Moyuta
• Volcán Chingo on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador

Nicaragua

• Concepción
• Cosigüina
• Mombacho
• Momotombo
• Rota
• San Cristóbal Volcano
• Telica

Panama

• Volcán Barú
• El Valle
• La Yeguada

North America

Canada

Northwest Territories/Nunavut

• Back River volcanic complex

Yukon

• Montana Mountain
• Mount Nansen (Yukon)

Northern British Columbia

• Hoodoo Mountain
• Mount Edziza
• Mount Edziza volcanic complex
• Ice Peak
• Spectrum Range
• Level Mountain
• Level Mountain Range

Southern British Columbia

• Mount Boucherie
• Mount Cayley (see also Mount Cayley volcanic field)
• Mount Fee
  • It is most likely a dissected stratovolcano.
• Mount Garibaldi
• Mount Meager massif
  • About 2,400 years ago, it produced the most recent major catastrophic eruption in Canada.
• Capricorn Mountain
• Mount Job
• Plinth Peak
• Pylon Peak (British Columbia)
• Tuber Hill
• Mount Price
• Clinker Peak
• The Black Tusk
• Coquihalla Mountain

Mexico

• Popocatépetl, 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
• Colima; designated as a Decade Volcano
• Nevado de Toluca
• Pico de Orizaba

United States

Alaska

• Mount Akutan
• Augustine Volcano
• Mount Bona
• Mount Churchill
• Mount Cleveland
• Mount Edgecumbe
• Frosty Peak Volcano
• Mount Katmai
• Korovin Volcano
• Mount Mageik
• Mount Pavlof
• Mount Redoubt
• Mount Shishaldin
• Mount Vsevidof

Washington (state)

• Mount Baker
• Glacier Peak
• Mount Rainier; designated as a Decade Volcano
• Mount St. Helens
  • On May 18, 1980, it produced a large eruption preceded by a massive landslide which decimated the volcano's height.
• Mount Adams
• Goat Rocks
• Black Buttes
• Colfax Peak
• Lincoln Peak
• Seward Peak
• Signal Peak
• Mount Daniel
• Mount Hinman
• Cathedral Rock (Washington)

Oregon

• Mount Hood
  • Mount Hood is Oregon's most active volcano.
• Park Ridge
  • This feature is debatably a stratovolcano, along with Park Butte.
• Park Butte
• Mount Jefferson
• Black Butte
• Mount Washington
  • It is debatably a stratovolcano. It is most confirmed to be a shield volcano.
• The Three Sisters
• Middle Sister
• South Sister
• The Husband
• The Wife
• Broken Top
• Mount Bachelor
• Newberry Volcano
  • Also has the characteristics of a shield volcano.
• Diamond Peak (Oregon)
  • Usually referred to as a shield volcano. However, it has a stratocone.
• Cappy Mountain
• Mount Mazama
  • Over 7,000 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted, causing its original edifice to be turned into a caldera instead.
• Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)
• Hillman Peak
  • Hillman Peak's west half collapsed in the Mount Mazama eruption over 7,000 years ago.
• Sentinel Rock
• Danger Bay
• Dutton Cliff
• Phantom Cone
  • This stratovolcanic cone most likely is referencing to the small island of Phantom Ship.
• Mount McLoughlin
• Grizzly Peak (Oregon)
• Drake Peak
  • It is a stratovolcano or an andesitic volcanic complex.
• Strawberry Mountain
  • This feature is one of the three only stratovolcanoes within Eastern Oregon. It is also the most notable.
• Dooley Mountain
• Powder River Volcanics
• Rattlesnake Creek
  • This stratovolcano was a proto-Cascade Range volcano east of Burns, Oregon. All that remains of it is a creek and a formation of palisades.

California

• Mount Shasta
• Shastina
• Burney Mountain
• Magee Peak
• Geology of the Lassen volcanic area
• Snow Mountain
• Latour Butte
• Mount Yana
• Mount Maidu (Mineral, California)
• Mount Tehama
• Round Top
  • It is unconfirmed to be a stratovolcano, however it has the possibility to be one, due to the abundance of andesite in its vicinity.

Nevada

• Cleopatra Peak
• Hamblin Peak

Utah

• Mount Belknap
• Monroe Peak

Colorado

• Summer Coon Volcano

Wyoming

• Mount Washburn
• Eagle Peak (Wyoming)
• Sunlight Peak (Wyoming)

Arizona

• San Francisco Mountain
• Humphreys Peak
• Agassiz Peak
• Fremont Peak
• Aubineau Peak
• Rees Peak
• Doyle Peak

New Mexico

• Mount Taylor
• Vulcan (volcano)
• JA volcano
• Sierra Grande
  • It is most confirmed to be a shield volcano, however.
• Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)

Virginia

• Battle Mountain (Virginia)

New Hampshire

• Ossipee Mountains

South America

Chile

• Llaima
• Irruputuncu on the border of Bolivia and Chile
• Ojos del Salado on the border between Argentina and Chile
  • It is the highest volcano in the world.
• Villarrica
• Osorno
• Cerro Arenales
• Calbuco
  • It erupted in April 2015.
• Callaqui
• Mount Hudson
• Copahue
• Lascar Volcano
• Nevados de Chillán
• Lanín on the border between Argentina and Chile
• Acotango on the border between Bolivia and Chile
• Cerro Solo on the border between Chile and Argentina
• Parinacota
  • It erupted in April 2008
• Licancabur
• Sierra Nevada
• Chaitén
• Acamarachi
• Marmolejo
  • It is the southernmost mountain with more than 6000 msmm
• San José
• Plantat

Colombia

• Galeras; designated a Decade Volcano.
• Nevado del Ruiz
  • A 1985 eruption created destructive lahar floods which engulfed the nearby town of Armero.

Ecuador

• Pichincha Volcano
• Tungurahua
• Sangay
• Reventador
• Chimborazo
• Cotopaxi
• Antisana
• Cayambe
• Corazón
• El Altar
• Carihuairazo

Peru

• Coropuna
• Huaynaputina
• El Misti
• Sabancaya
• Ubinas
• Tutupaca
• Yucamane

Antarctica

• Mount Erebus
• Penguin Island
• Mount Bird
• Brown Peak
• Mount Discovery
• Mount Vernon Harcourt
• Mount Melbourne
• Mount Morning
• Mount Overlord

Asia

Western Asia

Iran

• Bazman
• Sahand
• Sabalan
• Mount Damavand
• Taftan Volcano

Turkey

• Mount Hasan
• Mount Ararat and Little Ararat
• Mount Erciyes
• Mount süphan

Yemen

• Jabal al-Tair, an island within the Red Sea

South Asia

India

• Barren Island
  • It is the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

• Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
• Mount Rinjani in Lombok
• Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi, located in the Sitaro Islands Regency
• Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo in East Java. Together, they form the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
• Mount Agung and Mount Batur in Bali
• Galunggung in West Java.
• Krakatoa. A violent eruption in August 1883 resulted in the obliteration of the three-peaked volcanic island.
  • Anak Krakatoa. It emerged from the sea in 1927–1930
• Mount Merapi in Central Java. It is listed as a Decade Volcano.
• Mount Tambora in the island of Sumbawa. Its catastrophic eruption in 1815 caused a Year Without a Summer in 1816.
• Mount Kelud in East Java

Malaysia

• Bombalai Hill in Sabah, Borneo

Myanmar

• Mount Popa in Kyaukpadaung Township, Nyaung-U District

Philippines

• Mayon Volcano in Albay, The most active volcano in the Philippines, famous for its perfect symmetrical cone shape.
• Mount Pinatubo in Zambales. The catastrophic June 1991 eruption, which formed a caldera, later filled by a crater lake, had global environmental effects.
• Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon
• Mount Kanlaon and Mount Talinis in Negros
• Mount Arayat in Pampanga
• Mount Iriga and Mount Isarog in Camarines Sur
• Mount Mariveles and Mount Natib in Bataan
• Mount Malindig in Marinduque
• Mount Apo in Davao City, Mindanao. Considered a dormant volcano, it is the highest point of the Philippines
• Mount Makiling in Laguna
• Mount Banahaw in Quezon is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Its 1730 eruption caused a debris avalanche and crater lake collapse which flooded Sariaya, Quezon.

East Asia

North Korea

• Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China

Japan

Taiwan

• Guishan Island

Northern Asia

Russia

• Bezymianny
• Klyuchevskaya Sopka or Kliuchevskoi, Kamchatka Krai, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
• Shiveluch, Kamchatka Krai
• Avachinsky, Kamchatka Krai, a Decade Volcano
• Koryaksky, Kamchatka Krai, also a Decade Volcano
• Karymsky, Kamchatka Krai
• Alaid, Atlasov Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin oblast
• Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. It is the highest point in the European continent.

Europe

Central Europe

Slovakia

• Bogota, in Košice and Prešov.
• Makovica, in Košice and Prešov.
• Štiavnica, in Banská Bystrica.
• Poľana, in Banská Bystrica region
• Strechový Vrch, in Košice and Prešov.
• Veľký Milič, in Košice and Prešov.
• Zlatá Baňa, in Prešov.

Germany

• Kaiserstuhl, in Baden-Württemberg.

Western Europe

France

• Monts du Cantal, in Cantal. Largest volcano in Europe by area, and includes the peaks Plomb du Cantal and Puy Mary. Most recent eruption occurred 2-3 MYA.
• Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Both the tallest mountain in the Massif Central and volcano in France. Most recent eruption occurred 200 thousand years ago.
• Monts Dore
• Mont Ross
• Gallieni Massif

Netherlands

• Zuidwal
• Mulciber
  • Due to being related to the Zuidwal volcano, it is most likely a stratovolcano.
• The Quill
• Mount Scenery

United Kingdom

• The Cheviot, in Northumberland, England.
• Esha Ness, in Shetland, Scotland.

Southern Europe

Greece

• Milos, in the Aegean Sea.
• Nisyros

Italy

• Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
• Monte Vulture. Complex stratovolcano.
• Mount Etna near Catania in Sicily. Tallest active volcano in Europe. Recently erupted in 2013 and volcanic activity is still ongoing. Listed as a Decade Volcano.
• Mount Vesuvius, located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944. Designated a Decade Volcano.
• Stromboli and Vulcano, two of the Lipari Islands. The former has been continuously erupting for more than two millennia, making it the second most active volcano in Europe.. The latter last erupted in 1890.

Caucasus

• Mount Elbrus
• Mount Kazbek

Armenia

• Aragats

Georgia

• Didi Abuli
• Mount Kazbek
• Mount Samsari
• Mount Tavkvetili
• Tsiteli Khati

Czech Republic

• Doupov Mountains

Slovenia

• Smrekovec

Iceland

• Askja
• Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 and 2015
• Eldfell and Helgafell in the island of Heimaey
• Eyjafjallajökull. Erupted in 2010, which caused a major air traffic halts and flight cancellations in Europe and neighboring areas.
• Hekla
• Kverkfjöll
• Snæfellsjökull
• Öræfajökull

Norway

• Beerenberg in Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano. Last erupted in 1985.

Oceania

French Polynesia

• Mehetia in Windward Islands of the Society Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

• Anatahan in Northern Mariana Islands

Australia

• Hillwood in Tasmania
• Mount Porndon in Victoria

New Zealand

• Waitākere volcano in Auckland
• Mount Taranaki in Egmont National Park in North Island
• Mount Ngauruhoe in North Island
• Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park
• Whakaari/White Island in Bay of Plenty
• Banks Peninsula in Christchurch, South Island

Papua New Guinea

• Mount Giluwe
  • This large shield volcano also shows evidence of stratovolcanic material.
• Mount Hagen
• Mount Bosavi
• Mount Sisa
• Doma Peaks
• Mount Kerewa
• Mount Ialibu
• Mount Murray
• Mount Duau
• Mount Faveng
• Mount Karimui
• Mount Suaru
• Yelia

• Mount Lamington
  • An active stratovolcano famous for the 1951 eruption which killed 3,000 people.
• Hydrographers Range
• Victory
• Mount Trafalgar
• Vokeo Island
• Koil Island
• Blup Blup
• Bam Island
• Kadovar
  • This small island stratovolcano erupted for the first recorded time in 2018
• Boisa Island
• Manam Island
• Karkar Island
• Mount Uluman
• Mount Kunugui
• Bagabag
• Crown Island
• Long Island
• Mount Reaumur
• Cerisy Peak
• Tolokiwa Island
• Umboi Island
• Mount Bel
• Sakar Island
• Ritter Island
  • This small, crescent-shaped island stratovolcano caused major damage during its 1888 eruption.
• Mount Talawe
• Langila
• Mount Tangi
• Mount Schrader
• Mount Andewa
• Garbuna Group
• Mount Garbuna
• Krummel
• Welcker
• Mount Bangum
• Bola
• Dakataua
• Mount Makalia
• Mount Mululus
• Mount Oto
• Mount Witori (Witori Caldera)
• Pago
  • If this small, youthful, and very active cinder cone becomes active again for many decades up to a few centuries, it may build up as the new Witori stratocone.
• Lolo
  • A symmetrical stratovolcano overlapping the more ancient Mount Kapberg stratovolcano.
• Mount Kapberg
• Sulu Range
• Hargy
• Bamus
• Ulawun
  • Ulawun is one of the several Decade Volcanoes.
• Likuruanga
• Tavurvur
  • It recently erupted in 2014.
• Tore
• Mount Balbi
• Bagana
• Takuan Group
• Mount Takuan
• Two unnamed stratovolcanoes

Solomon Islands

• Kolombangara
• Nonda (volcano)
• Tinakula
• Mount Veve

See also

• List of shield volcanoes
• List of cinder cones
• List of lava domes
• List of subglacial volcanoes