Most Famous Active Volcanoes

Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Mauna Loa is the largest
volcano of the world in regard
of its volume as well as surface
area. Mauna Lao is also one of
those five volcanoes which
make up the Hawaiian Island.
This volcano has been erupting
on a regular basis since past
700,000 years. The most
recent eruption in this volcano
was occurred in the year 1984.
The lava flows of this volcano
are very dangerous and
hazardous to its surrounding
areas. Many villages and areas
have already been destroyed
as a result of the flowing lava
of the Mauna Loa. This volcano
also gives rise to a number of
landslides. This volcano also
causes earthquakes and other
natural disasters.
 Taal Volcano, Philippines

The Taal Volcano of

Philippines is considered as
the ninth most active volcano
of the world. It is nothing but
a cinder cone volcano which
is located in Luzon, an island
in Philippines. This volcano is
in the middle of the Taal Lake
and therefore it has been
named as the Taal volcano.
This volcano is 31 miles away
from Manila. Since the year
1572, the Tall Volcano has
erupted for 33 times and
most of these eruptions
caused by the volcano are
restricted to intracaldera area
of the region. A safe distance
from this active volcano is
what people consider safe for
their life since this volcano
has killed around 6,000
people so far.
 Ulawun, Papua New Guinea
The Ulawun Volcano is an
active volcano located in
Papua New Guinea. The
eruptions from this volcano
originate from the central
carter of the volcano. So
far, this volcano has
recorded 22 active
eruptions. It has been
erupting actively since the
year 1700. The local
residents near this volcano
have constantly been
witnessing some small
explosions as a result of
this volcano. This volcano
gives rise to the deposition
of lava and ash in its nearby
areas. The biggest threat to
this volcano is its collapse
since it is very huge in
structure.
 Mt. Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic
The Mount Nyirsgongo
of Congo
located in the Democratic
Republic of Congo is one of
the most active volcano in the
continent of Africa. This
volcano us very well known
for its lakes of lava that
actively appear in its very
crater. This volcano is a steep
sided stratovolcano that
carries a large fluid of lava
and this is the major threat to
its surroundings. This volcano
has erupted very frequently
from the year 1894 to 1977
and has devastated various
nearby areas as a result of its
deadly lava flows. Another
eruption of this volcano in the
year 2002 has caused a great
destruction to its nearby
areas and as a result 147
people were died in this
incident. This lava has
destroyed around 4,500
buildings in Goma.
 Mt. Merapi, Indonesia
The Mt. Merapi if translated
in English can be called as the
‘Mountain of Fire’. This is the
most active volcano in
Indonesia and it has
produced more lava than any
other volcano of the world.
This volcano has been
erupting very frequently since
the year 1548 and therefore
has been active since past
10,000 years. According to
the experts, the Mt. Merapi
has resulted in the extinction
of the Hindu Kingdom of
Mataran as a result of its
active eruptions. Near the
slopes of Mt. Merapi, the city
of Yogyakarta is located,
which is the habitat to a
thousands of people. This
volcano killed around 353
people when it lastly erupted
in the year 2010.
 Galeras, Colombia
The volcano Galeras is
located in South Colombia.
This volcano has been active
since one million year from
now. This volcano erupts
very frequently and it
recorded its very first
eruption in the year 1580.
This volcano is a major
threat to all the residents of
Pasto, which is located on
the eastern slope of this
volcano. This volcano went
inactive in the year 1978 but
after 10 years, it went active
again. This volcano has been
erupting almost every year
since the year 2000. It has
killed 3 tourists and 6
scientists when it occurred
in the year 1993.
 Sakurajima, Japan
Sakurajima in Japan is the
fourth most active volcano of
the world. This volcano was
earlier an individual island, but
its lava flows in the year 1914
made it connected to its very
mainland. This volcano is
considered as the ‘Vesuvius of
the East’ by experts because of
its high volcanic activities. This
volcano results in a thousands
of small explosions every year
from its very peak. This throws
up ash in its nearby areas. The
nearby city to this volcano,
Kagoshima has made special
volcano shelters for itself and
whenever this volcano erupts,
the people go and take the
cover of these shelters.
 Popocatépetl, Mexico
Popocatépetl is a huge peak
volcano covered by glacier
that is located some 35
miles away from the city of
Mexico. More than 9
million of people reside
around the blast radius of
this volcano. This volcano
has reputed for more than
20 times since its very first
eruption which was noted
in the year 1519. This
volcano was recently
erupted in the year 2000.
As a result of preventive
measures taken by the
people, 41,000 lives were
saved from its eruption.
 Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
The Mt. Vesuvius is located
in Italy and has a great
history of its activity which
makes this volcano the
second most active volcano
of the world. At the same
time, it is also one of the
most dangerous volcanoes
of the world. This volcano
was lastly erupted in the
year 1944. The cycle of its
eruption follows a pattern of
20 years. This volcano is the
only volcano that has
erupted in the mainland of
Europe in the last hundred
years. This volcano is most
popular for its eruption in
the 79 AD when the cities
Herculaneum and Pompeii.
 Yellowstone Caldera, United States of
America
The Yellowstone Caldera of
the United States of America
is considered as the most
active volcano of the world.
At the same time, this
volcano is the most
dangerous volcano of the
world. The greatest and the
most dangerous eruption
encountered by this volcano
was some 640,000 years ago
when it devastated and
destroyed the major part of
its surroundings. The
volcano that lies under
Yellowstone is therefore
considered as a super
volcano. According to the
experts, if this volcano
erupts anytime, it would
easily kill 87,000 of people at
the moment.