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2. www.wikidata.org › wiki › Q11328674Volcano Ōta - Wikidata

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   Language Label Description Also known as; English: Volcano Ōta. Japanese voice actor

3. www.usgs.gov › maps › dynamic-planet-world-mapThis dynamic planet: World map of volcanoes, earthquakes ...

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   Jul 7, 2006 · Our Earth is a dynamic planet, as clearly illustrated on the main map by its topography, over 1500 volcanoes, 44,000 earthquakes, and 170 impact craters. These features largely reflect the movements of Earth's major tectonic plates and many smaller plates or fragments of plates (including microplates).

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   How do you use the Earth's major volcanoes map?

   • Use the Earth’s Major Volcanoes map to explore these ideas. Prepare students by reviewing the sources of volcanism, namely, hotspots in the mantle and plate tectonics. Explain that hotspots are not stable and do not remain at the same location at all times.

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   How many volcanoes are there in the world?

   • An ash cloud rising from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano in 2011. There are more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes or volcanic areas around the world at any given time. They may be the world’s most dynamic landforms, given their ability to grow by accretion or shatter and collapse during an eruption.

   List of the world’s major volcanoes | Locations & Facts

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   Is Thera a volcano?

   • The scenic island of Thera is actually the remains of a volcano that exploded about 1500 BC in one of the largest eruptions of historic times. The highest peak in the Atlantic Ocean, Teide was observed in eruption by Christopher Columbus and still emits hot gas from vents on its slopes.

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   How many Greater Caucasus volcanoes were erupted during the Holocene?

   • Reviewed all Greater Caucasus volcanoes. Reviewed volcanoes with volcano type of "Hydrothermal field" (15) and reclassified; removed HTF as a morphology type. With those changes, as of this update we list 1,559 volcanoes thought to have erupted or been otherwise volcanically active during the Holocene.

   Volcanoes of the World (VOTW) Database Information

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5. www.volcanodiscovery.com › volcano-mapMap of Currently Active Volcanoes | VolcanoDiscovery

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   We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources. We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team.

6. www.nationalgeographic.org › maps › earth-majorEarth's Major Volcanoes - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · noun. underwater mountain range in the north Pacific Ocean, stretching from the U.S. state of Hawaii to southeast Japan. mantle. noun. middle layer of the Earth, made of mostly solid rock. plate tectonics. noun. movement and interaction of the Earth's plates. volcanism.

7. www.britannica.com › topic › worlds-major-volcanoesList of the world’s major volcanoes | Locations & Facts

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   There are more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes or volcanic areas around the world at any given time. They may be the world’s most dynamic landforms, given their ability to grow by accretion or shatter and collapse during an eruption. Volcanoes are vents in Earth’s crust (or in the crust of

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8. volcano.si.edu › ge › GVPWorldVolcanoesSmithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide ...

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   Volcanoes of the World - Global Volcanism Program All known volcanoes active during the Holocene (last ~12,000 years, in red) and Pleistocene (last 2.5 million years, in blue) periods. Compiled by the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program.

9. volcano.si.edu › gvp_votwGlobal Volcanism Program | Volcanoes of the World (VOTW ...

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   May 1, 2023 · Completed review of 2021 eruptions. Current eruptions updated through 5 June 2022. General updates to volcano data. As of this update we list 1,337 volcanoes thought to have erupted or been otherwise volcanically active during the Holocene, and 1,324 on the Pleistocene list; confirmed eruptions total 9,874.