List of stratovolcanoes facts for kids

A list of stratovolcanoes follows below.

Africa

Cameroon

• Mount Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

• Mount Nyiragongo, Goma. Listed as a Decade Volcano. It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due to cracks in 2002.
• Mount Mikeno

Eritrea

• Alid Volcano
• Dubbi Volcano
• Nabro Volcano

Ethiopia

• Adwa
• Borawli, Afar Region, Ethiopia
• 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

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

Americas

Caribbean

• La Grande Soufrière on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe, West Indies
• The Soufriere Hills on the island of Montserrat. Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
• Soufrière (volcano) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Mount Pelée in 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 Scenery in the Caribbean Netherlands
• The Quill (volcano) in the Caribbean Netherlands

Central America

Costa Rica

• Arenal, Chato and Poás in Alajuela
• Irazu and Turrialba in Cartago

El Salvador

• San Miguel and Chinameca in San Miguel department
• Santa Ana in Santa Ana department
• Chichontepec
• Guazapa
• Taburete
• Izalco

Honduras

• Isla Zacate Grande
• Tiger Island

Guatemala

• Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
• Volcán Tajumulco Highest point and highest volcano in Central America
• Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
• Volcán Santa María, 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 recently 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

Panamá

• Volcán Barú
• El Valle
• La Yeguada

North America

Canada

Northwest Territories/Nunavut

• Back River volcanic complex

Northern British Columbia

• Hoodoo Mountain
• Mount Edziza

Southern British Columbia

• Mount Boucherie
• Mount Cayley massif See also Mount Cayley volcanic field.
• Mount Garibaldi
• Mount Meager massif About 2,400 years ago, it produced the most recent major catastrophic eruption in Canada.
• Mount Price
• The Black Tusk
• Coquihalla Mountain

Mexico

• Popocatépetl, just 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
• Colima, in the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco; designated as a Decade Volcano
• Nevado de Toluca
• Pico de Orizaba

United States

Alaska

• Mount Bobrof
• Mount Akutan
• Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet
• Mount Bona
• Mount Churchill
• Mount Cleveland
• Frosty Peak Volcano
• Mount Katmai, Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Korovin Volcano
• Mount Mageik
• Mount Pavlof
• Mount Redoubt
• Mount Shishaldin
• Mount Vsevidof

Washington

• 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
• Mount Pugh

Oregon

• Mount Hood
• Mount Jefferson
• Black Butte
• The Three Sisters
• Broken Top
• Mount Bachelor
• Mount Scott (Klamath County, Oregon)
• Mount McLoughlin

California

• Mount Shasta

Arizona

• San Francisco Mountain

New Mexico

• Mount Taylor

South America

Chile

• Llaima
• Irruputuncu on the border of Bolivia and Chile
• Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. It is on the border between Argentina and Chile.
• Villarrica
• Cerro Arenales
• Calbuco. It recently 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 in Patagonia along the border between Chile and Argentina
• Parinacota. Erupted April 2008
• Licancabur
• Sierra Nevada
• Chaitén

Colombia

• Galeras, in the Department of Nariño. Listed as a Decade Volcano.
• Nevado del Ruiz, in the Department of Tolima. 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 near the southern city of Arequipa
• Sabancaya
• Ubinas southwestern Peru
• 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, in Amol County of Māzandarān
• Taftan Volcano in Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Turkey

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

Yemen

• Jabal al-Tair, an island volcano within the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen

South Asia

India

• Barren Island, the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

• Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
• Mount Rinjani in Lombok
• 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

Western Europe

France

• Monts du Cantal, in Cantal
• Puy de Sancy, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Italy

• 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 09 kilometers (05.6 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.
• Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.

Caucasus

Armenia

• Aragats

Georgia

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

Scandinavia

Iceland

• Askja
• Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 to 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

Oceania

Northern Mariana Islands

• Anatahan in Northern Mariana Islands

New Zealand

• Mount Taranaki/Egmont 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

• Tavurvur. Recently erupted in 2014.
• Ulawun, a Decade Volcano
• Kadovar, which erupted for the first recorded time in 2018

Solomon Islands

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