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GK Day 19 – Volcanoes

Volcanoes Type Location & Feature

Mauna Loa Shield Hawaii, U.S.A

Haleakalā Shield Hawaii, U.S.A

Teide Strato Volcano Canary Islands, Spain

Piton des Neiges Shield Reunion, France

Ojos del Salado Strato Volcano Argentina/Chile – Highest active volcano on Earth
Argentina/Chile – Second highest active volcano on
Llullaillaco Strato Volcano
Earth
Nevado Sajama Strato Volcano Bolivia – The highest peak of Bolivia

Chimborazo Strato Volcano Ecuador – Farthest point from Earth’s centre

Cotopaxi Strato Volcano Ecuador – Second highest in Ecuador

Tanzania – Highest volcano outside South America;
Kilimanjaro Strato Volcano
the highest peak in Africa
Cayambe Strato Volcano Ecuador – Third highest in Ecuador
Russia – Highest volcano in Eurasia; the highest
Mount Elbrus Strato Volcano
peak in Russia
Mexico – Highest volcano in North America; the
Pico de Orizaba Strato Volcano
highest peak in Mexico
Iran – Highest volcano within Asia; the highest peak
Mount Damavand Strato Volcano
in Iran
Popocatépetl Strato Volcano Mexico – Second highest volcano in North America

Iztaccíhuatl Strato Volcano Mexico – Third highest volcano in North America

Kenya – Second highest volcano in Africa; the
Mount Kenya Strato Volcano
highest mountain in Kenya
Mount Ararat Strato Volcano Turkey/Armenia – The highest mountain in Turkey

Mount Kazbek Strato Volcano Georgia – Highest volcano in Georgia

Mount Bona Strato Volcano Alaska – highest volcano in the United States

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Klyuchevskaya The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – highest active in
Strato Volcano
Sopka Eurasia; the highest mountain in Siberia
Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo – highest
Mount Karisimbi Strato Volcano
mountain in Rwanda
Washington – highest volcano in the contiguous
Mount Rainier Strato Volcano
United States
Papua New Guinea – highest volcano in Australasia
Mount Giluwe Shield Volcano
and Pacific islands
Volcán Tajumulco Strato Volcano Guatemala – highest mountain in Central America
Hawaii, United States – World’s tallest mountain
Mauna Kea Shield Volcano
from base to summit
Mount Sidley Strato Volcano Antarctica – Highest volcano in Antarctica
Steep sided
Mount Cameroon Cameroon – highest mountain in Cameroon
volcano
Mount Aragats Strato volcano Armenia – highest mountain in Armenia
Sumatra, Indonesia – Highest volcano in Indonesia;
Mount Kerinci Strato volcano
the highest mountain in Sumatra
Mount Fuji Strato volcano Chūbu Region, Honshū – highest mountain in Japan
Lombok, Indonesia – Second-highest volcano in
Mount Rinjani -
Indonesia
Tenerife, Canary Islands – the highest peak in the
Teide Strato volcano
Atlantic Islands and Spain
Semeru Strato volcano Java, Indonesia – highest mountain in Java

Emi Koussi Shield volcano Chad – the highest mountain in Chad & the Sahara
Sicily – active; highest volcano in Western Europe;
Mount Etna Strato volcano
the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps
Haleakalā Shield Volcano Maui, Hawaii – the highest peak of Maui

Mount Agung Strato Volcano Bali, Indonesia – highest mountain in Bali

Bioko, Equatorial Guinea – the highest mountain in
Pico Basilé Shield Volcano
Equatorial Guinea
Mount Zuqualla Strato Volcano Oromia Region – highest volcano in Ethiopia

Mount Apo Strato Volcano Mindanao – highest mountain in the Philippines

Mount Shishaldin Unimak Island, Alaska – highest mountain in the
Strato Volcano
(Sisquk) Aleutian Islands

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Mount Ruapehu Strato Volcano North Island – highest volcano in New Zealand

Mawson Peak Volcanic cone Heard Island – the highest mountain in Australia

Pico Strato Volcano Azores – highest mountain in Portugal

Beerenberg Strato volcano Jan Mayen, Norway – highest volcano in Norway

Taal Volcano Shield Volcano Batangas, Philippines – – Smallest volcano on earth

Pali-Aike volcanic
- Argentina–Chile border region
field

Volcanoes of India:
 Barren Island, a strato volcano in Andaman and Nicobar Island is the active volcano of
India.
 Narcondam, a strato volcano in Andaman and Nicobar Island is a semi dormant
volcano of India.
 Baratang Volcano, a strato volcano in Andaman and Nicobar Island is active since 2003
in India.

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