VOLCANOES IN ASIA

Mt. Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is
an active
stratovolcano in
the Cabusilan
Mountains on the
island of Luzon,
near the tripoint
of the Philippine
provinces of
Zambales, Tarlac
and Pampanga.
Last
eruption: 1991
 Krakatoa
Krakatoa, or
Krakatau, is a
volcanic island
situated in the
Sunda Strait
between the islands
of Java and Sumatra
in the Indonesian
province of
Lampung.
Last
eruption: March 31,
2014
 Mt. Damavand
Mt Damavand is the
highest peak in the
Middle East and the
second highest
volcano in Asia
(after Kunlun volcano
in Tibet). Damavand
last erupted about
7,300 years ago.
There are no
historical eruptions,
but fumaroles at
the summit
crater suggest that
the volcano is still
active.
 Mt. Semeru
Semeru, or Mount
Semeru, is an active
volcano located in
East Java, Indonesia.
It is the highest
mountain on the
island of Java. This
stratovolcano is also
known as
Mahameru, meaning
The Great Mountain.
Last eruption: 2015
 Mt. Merapi
Mount Merapi,
Gunung Merapi, is
an active
stratovolcano
located on the
border between
Central Java and
Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. It is the
most active volcano
in Indonesia and has
erupted regularly
since 1548.

Last Eruption: March

10, 2014
 Mt. Kazbek
Mount Kazbek, is
a dormant
stratovolcano and
one of the major
mountains of the
Caucasus located
in the Kazbegi
District of
Georgia, just
south of the
border with
Russia.
 Mt. Aso
Mount Aso is the
largest active volcano
in Japan, and is
among the largest in
the world. It stands in
Aso Kujū National
Park in Kumamoto
Prefecture, on the
island of Kyushu. Its
peak is 1,592 metres
above sea level.

Last Eruption:
October 8, 2016
 Mt. Bromo
Mount Bromo, is an
active volcano and
part of the Tengger
massif, in East Java,
Indonesia. At 2,329
metres it is not the
highest peak of the
massif, but is the
most well known.

Last Eruption: 2016

 Sakurajima
Sakurajima is an
active composite
volcano and a former
island in Kagoshima
Prefecture in Kyushu,
Japan. The lava flows
of the 1914 eruption
caused the former
island to be
connected with the
Osumi Peninsula.

Last Eruption:
February 5, 2016
 Mt. Tambora
Mount Tambora is
an active
stratovolcano which
is a peninsula of and
the highest peak on
the island of
Sumbawa in
Indonesia.
Last eruption: 1967
 Bazman
Bazman is a
stratovolcano
in a remote
desert region
of Sistan and
Baluchestan
Province in
south-eastern
Iran.
Japan’s Mt. Fuji is an
Mt. Fuji
active volcano about 100
kilometers southwest of
Tokyo. Commonly called
“Fuji-san,” it’s the
country’s tallest peak, at
3,776 meters. A
pilgrimage site for
centuries, it’s considered
one of Japan’s 3 sacred
mountains, and summit
hikes remain a popular
activity. Its iconic profile
is the subject of
numerous works of art,
notably Edo Period
prints by Hokusai and
Hiroshige.

Last Eruption: December

16, 1707
 Sabalan
Sabalan, also known
as Savalan is an
inactive
stratovolcano in the
Alborz mountain
range and Ardabil
Province of
northwestern Iran. At
4,811 metres in
elevation, it is the
third highest
mountain in Iran.
 Porak
Porak or Axarbaxar is
a stratovolcano
located in the
Vardenis volcanic
ridge. It lies about 20
km southeast of Lake
Sevan and the
volcanic field spans
the border between
Armenia and
Azerbaijan with lava
flows running into
both countries.
 Mt. Mayon
Mayon Volcano, also
known as Mount
Mayon or simply
Mayon, is an active
stratovolcano in the
province of Albay in
Bicol Region, on the
island of Luzon in the
Philippines.

Last
Eruption: September
18, 2014
 Mt. Rinjani
Mount Rinjani or
Gunung Rinjani is an
active volcano in
Indonesia on the
island of Lombok.
Administratively the
mountain is in the
Regency of North
Lombok, West Nusa
Tenggara.

Last Eruption: 2010

 Hallasan
Hallasan is a shield
volcano on Jeju Island
of South Korea.
Hallasan is the
highest mountain in
South Korea. The
area around the
mountain is a
designated national
park, the Hallasan
National Park.

Last Eruption: 1007

 Mt. Sinabung
Mount Sinabung is a
Pleistocene-to-
Holocene
stratovolcano of
andesite and dacite in
the Karo plateau of
Karo Regency, North
Sumatra, Indonesia,
25 miles from the
Lake Toba
supervolcano.

Last Eruption: May

21, 2016
 Mt. Batur
Mount Batur is an
active volcano
located at the center
of two concentric
calderas north west
of Mount Agung on
the island of Bali,
Indonesia. The south
east side of the
larger 10×13 km
caldera contains a
caldera lake.

Last Eruption: 2000