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Alaska – highest volcano in the United States: Above 4,000 metres ... United States – world's tallest mountain ... A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth ...
List of volcanoes in Algeria; List of volcanoes in Cameroon; List of volcanoes in Cape Verde; List of volcanoes in Chad; List of volcanoes in the Comoros; List of volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; List of volcanoes in Djibouti; List of volcanoes in Equatorial Guinea; List of volcanoes in Eritrea; List of volcanoes in Ethiopia
The number of seven continents used here is based on the continent model used in Western Europe and the United States. An additional complication in determining the highest volcanic summits is defining exactly what constitutes a volcano and how much topographic prominence it must have relative to any nearby non-volcanic peaks in order to qualify.
Mount St. Helens. Washington Elevation: 8,363 feet Mount St. Helens surprised locals and the world alike when it erupted on May 18, 1980, as many thought the volcano was extinct.A plume of ash and ...
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
The bases of mountain islands are below sea level, and given this consideration Mauna Kea (4,207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level) is the world's tallest mountain and volcano, rising about 10,203 m (33,474 ft) from the Pacific Ocean floor.
In the continental U.S., the most recent cataclysmic eruption of a volcano was Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. “Vancouver, Vancouver, this is it!” radioed U.S. Geological Survey scientist ...
This is a list of national capitals ordered by elevation. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter.