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List of extinct volcanos includes volcanos which scientists consider unlikely to erupt again. A volcano which has not erupted in the past 10,000 years is extinct.
The extinct volcano no longer has a lava supply. An extinct volcano is no longer near an active geologic hot spot, if it ever was.
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland is located atop an extinct volcano.
Whether a volcano is truly extinct is often difficult to determine. A caldera that has not produced an eruption in tens of thousands of years is likely to be considered inactive.
Volcanologists sometimes can't tell whether a volcano is extinct or dormant. There are many examples of extinct volcanoes.
