The most famous volcanoes in the world
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Mount Vesuvius · Krakatoa · Mount St. Helens. (Updated Feb 22, 2025.)
The volcanoes that made history, through their eruptions or their beauty: from the Vesuvius that buried Pompeii to Popocatépetl, Teide and Kilauea. Which would you like to see?
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Top 21
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Mount Vesuvius
Italy. Its eruption in AD 79 buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Krakatoa
Indonesia. The 1883 explosion was heard thousands of kilometres away.
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Mount St. Helens
United States. Its side collapsed in the eruption of 18 May 1980.
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Mount Etna
Sicily. Europe's highest active volcano and one of the most active in the world.
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Kīlauea
Hawaii. Its rivers of lava flow all the way to the sea.
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Mount Fuji
Japan. A national symbol; its last eruption was in 1707.
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Popocatépetl
Mexico. "Don Goyo", one of the country's most active volcanoes, visible from the capital.
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Eyjafjallajökull
Iceland. Its ash cloud grounded European air traffic in 2010.
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Mount Tambora
Indonesia. The largest recorded eruption, in 1815, caused "the year without a summer".
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Mount Pinatubo
Philippines. Its 1991 eruption cooled the climate of the whole planet.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii. The largest active volcano on Earth by volume.
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania. Africa's roof is a dormant volcano with snowcapped peaks.
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Mount Teide
Tenerife. Spain's highest peak, at 3,718 metres.
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Cotopaxi
Ecuador. One of the world's highest active volcanoes, with its perfect cone.
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Yellowstone Caldera
United States. A supervolcano beneath the national park of geysers.
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Nevado del Ruiz
Colombia. Its 1985 eruption caused the Armero tragedy.
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Mount Pelée
Martinique. In 1902 it destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre.
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Mount Erebus
Antarctica. The southernmost active volcano, with a lava lake.
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Villarrica
Chile. One of the few volcanoes in the world with a lava lake in its crater.
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Cumbre Vieja
La Palma. Its 2021 eruption lasted 85 days and buried over a thousand buildings.
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Stromboli
Italy. The "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean", erupting almost constantly.
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