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Cono de Arita, Salta. (Argentina)
Cono de Arita, a stratovolcano in Salta (Argentina)
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Mount Fuji, an active stratovolcano in Japan that last erupted in 1707–08
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Tavurvur, an active stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea

A stratovolcano is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes have a steep slope and explosive eruptions every now and then.

List

Main page: List of stratovolcanoes

Images for kids

  • Vesuvius from Naples at sunset

    Mount Vesuvius, near the city of Naples in Italy, violently erupted in 79 AD. The last eruption of this stratovolcano occurred in March 1944.

  • Etna from 2900m

    Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, in southern Italy

  • Ashfall from Pinatubo, 1991

    Snow-like blanket of Mount Pinatubo's ashfall deposits in a parking lot on Clark Air Base (June 15, 1991)

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    Mayon Volcano extruding lava flows during its eruption on December 29, 2009

  • Paluweh2013labeled

    Paluweh eruption as seen from space

  • Mount Rainier over Tacoma

    Northwest side of Mount Rainier seen from Tacoma

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