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Volcanic island, an island of volcanic origin; Taal Volcano, an island volcano in the Philippines; Volcano Islands, a group of volcanic islands near Japan; Vulcano Island, a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Volcano Princess (Chinese: 火山的女儿; pinyin: huǒshān de nǚ'ér; lit. 'Daughter of Volcano') is a social simulation game, developed by the Chinese studio Egg Catcher and published by the Chinese publisher Gamera Games [ zh ] , where players play the role of the single father to a young girl. [ 1 ]
The island had three volcanoes. Perboewatan (410 ft) and Danan (1,480 ft) were destroyed during the eruption, and Rakata (2,667 ft) was half destroyed and the surviving half remains above sea level. In 1928, a new volcano called Anak Krakatoa (1,063 ft) grew above sea level, forming a new island by Rakata's island. 4 Volcán de Fuego [25] Guatemala
La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent (French pronunciation: [sufʁjɛʁ sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃]) is an active volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is the highest peak on Saint Vincent, and has had eight recorded eruptions since 1718. [ 3 ]
Taal Volcano (IPA:; Tagalog: Bulkang Taal) is a large caldera filled by Taal Lake in the Philippines. [1] Located in the province of Batangas about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila, the volcano is the second most active volcano in the country with 38 recorded historical eruptions, all of which were concentrated on Volcano Island, near the middle of Taal Lake. [3]
Mount Sinabung is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano. [11] It is located in a relatively cool area on a fertile plateau with mountains bounding the north. [12] The summit crater of the volcano has a complex, longer form due to vents migrating on the N-S line. [11]
Sakurajima's activity became more prominent in 1955, and the volcano has been erupting almost constantly ever since. Thousands of small explosions happen each year, throwing ash to heights of up to a few kilometers above the mountain. The Sakurajima Volcano Observatory was set up in 1960 to monitor these eruptions. [10]
The Year Without a Summer was an agricultural disaster; historian John D. Post called it "the last great subsistence crisis in the Western world". [4] [5] The climatic aberrations of 1816 had their greatest effect on New England (US), Atlantic Canada, and Western Europe.