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2023 eruption of Mount Marapi. / -0.3800; 100.4742. On 3 December 2023, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted, sending ash as high as 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) into the air, and depositing large amounts of volcanic ash in nearby districts. [1] Twenty-four hikers were found dead near the crater of the volcano.
This is the largest glacial valley on the volcano, although it does not now have a glacier in it. There are seven named glaciers on Mount Shasta, with the four largest (Whitney, Bolam, Hotlum, and Wintun) radiating down from high on the main summit cone to below 10,000 ft (3,000 m) primarily on the north and east sides. [4]
Shishaldin Volcano, or Mount Shishaldin ( / ʃɪˈʃældən / ), is a moderately active volcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska in the United States. [1] It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands and rises about 10,000 m (33,000 ft) from the bottom of the Aleutian Trench 140 mi (230 km) south of the volcano.
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... (volcanic system) Iceland: 393 m (1,289 ft) ... (2,296 ft) 10 000 to 20 000 years ago:
Eyjafjallajökull lies 25 km (15+1⁄2 mi) west of another subglacial volcano, Katla, under the Mýrdalsjökullice cap, which is much more active and known for its powerful subglacial eruptionsand its large magma chamber.[33] Each of the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in 920, 1612, and 1821–1823 has preceded an eruption of Katla.[34]
Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Malumalu: Last 8,000 years Ta‘u-931: 3054: 30,000 years ago [15]: Ofu-Olosega: 639: 2096: 1866 unnamed submarine cone eruption
Fagradalsfjall ( Icelandic: [ˈfaɣraˌtalsˌfjatl̥] ⓘ) is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, [ 5][ 6] around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík, Iceland. [ 7] Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide and 16 kilometres (10 mi ...