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What volcanoes are the most noteworthy?

This is a list of 142 noteworthy volcanoes that meet at least one of the following the criteria identified below, in volcano-number order. Similar criteria were used to highlight volcanoes in the listing of Holocene eruptions that appeared as Appendix 2 in the Encyclopedia of Volcanoes (2nd ed).

- Major Eruption: A Holocene eruption with a VEI > 5
- Multiple Large Eruptions: More than one Holocene eruption with VEI >= 5
- High Fatality Eruption: A single eruption that caused >= 100 fatalities
- Frequently Active: Confirmed to have erupted at some point during at least 25 of the past 100 years (since 1924)
- Significant Lava Effusion: Produced a documented total lava volume > 1 km3 in the past 2,000 years

Volcano Landform Significance
Vesuvius Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Etna Composite Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Santorini Shield Major Eruption
Kolumbo Cluster High Fatality Eruption
Ararat Composite High Fatality Eruption
Dubbi Composite High Fatality Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Menengai Shield Major Eruption
Nyiragongo Composite High Fatality Eruption
Piton de la Fournaise Shield Significant Lava Effusion
Auckland Volcanic Field Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Okataina Cluster High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Taupo Caldera Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Tongariro Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Ruapehu Composite High Fatality Eruption
Macauley Caldera Major Eruption
Raoul Island Composite Major Eruption
Savaii Shield Significant Lava Effusion
Manam Composite Frequently Active
Long Island Composite High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Ritter Island Composite High Fatality Eruption
Dakataua Caldera Major Eruption
Witori Caldera Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Rabaul Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Lamington Composite High Fatality Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Billy Mitchell Caldera Major Eruption
Savo Composite High Fatality Eruption
Ambae Shield High Fatality Eruption
Ambrym Shield Major Eruption
Sorikmarapi Composite High Fatality Eruption
Kaba Composite High Fatality Eruption
Krakatau Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Papandayan Composite High Fatality Eruption
Galunggung Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Dieng Volcanic Complex Composite High Fatality Eruption
Merapi Composite High Fatality Eruption
Kelud Composite High Fatality Eruption
Semeru Composite High Fatality Eruption
Raung Composite High Fatality Eruption
Agung Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Rinjani Composite Major Eruption
Tambora Composite High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Paluweh Composite High Fatality Eruption
Iliwerung Composite High Fatality Eruption
Ruang Composite High Fatality Eruption
Awu Composite High Fatality Eruption
Gamalama Composite High Fatality Eruption
Kie Besi Composite High Fatality Eruption
Melebingoy Composite High Fatality Eruption
Camiguin Composite High Fatality Eruption
Mayon Composite High Fatality Eruption
Taal Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Pinatubo Composite High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Kikai Caldera Major Eruption
Aira Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Unzendake Composite High Fatality Eruption
Kujusan Composite Significant Lava Effusion
Fujisan Composite Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Asamayama Composite High Fatality Eruption
Nasudake Composite High Fatality Eruption
Bandaisan Composite High Fatality Eruption
Towada Caldera Multiple Large Eruptions
Hachijojima Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Aogashima Composite High Fatality Eruption
Izu-Torishima Composite High Fatality Eruption
Oshima-Oshima Composite High Fatality Eruption
Hokkaido-Komagatake Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Shikotsu Caldera Multiple Large Eruptions
Tokachidake Composite High Fatality Eruption
Mashu Caldera Major Eruption
Moekeshiwan [Lvinaya Past] Caldera Major Eruption
Tao-Rusyr Caldera Composite Major Eruption
Diky Greben Minor (Silicic) Significant Lava Effusion
Kurile Lake Caldera Major Eruption
Zheltovsky Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Ksudach Composite Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Avachinsky Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Karymsky Composite Major Eruption
Kizimen Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Tolbachik Shield Significant Lava Effusion
Sheveluch Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Khangar Composite Major Eruption
Wudalianchi Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Changbaishan Composite Major Eruption
Ulleungdo Composite Major Eruption
Okmok Shield Major Eruption
Fisher Composite Major Eruption
Veniaminof Composite Major Eruption
Black Peak Composite Major Eruption
Aniakchak Caldera Major Eruption
Novarupta Caldera Major Eruption
Churchill Composite Major Eruption
St. Helens Composite Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Crater Lake Caldera Major Eruption
Medicine Lake Shield Significant Lava Effusion
Kilauea Shield High Fatality Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Mauna Loa Shield Significant Lava Effusion
Southern EPR at 8°S Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Ceboruco Composite Major Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Michoacan-Guanajuato Cluster High Fatality Eruption
Chichinautzin Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Popocatepetl Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Cofre de Perote Composite Significant Lava Effusion
El Chichon Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Santa Maria Composite High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
San Salvador Composite High Fatality Eruption
Ilopango Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
San Cristobal Composite High Fatality Eruption
Apoyeque Caldera Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Masaya Caldera Major Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Nevado del Ruiz Composite High Fatality Eruption
Nevado del Huila Composite High Fatality Eruption
Atacazo Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Chacana Caldera Significant Lava Effusion
Cotopaxi Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Quilotoa Caldera Major Eruption
Tungurahua Composite High Fatality Eruption
Huaynaputina Composite High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption
Cerro Blanco Caldera Major Eruption
Cerro Azul Composite Significant Lava Effusion
Villarrica Composite High Fatality Eruption
Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Composite Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Antillanca Volcanic Complex Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Calbuco Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Michinmahuida Composite Major Eruption
Chaiten Caldera Multiple Large Eruptions
Cerro Hudson Composite Major Eruption
Monte Burney Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Pelee Composite High Fatality Eruption
Soufriere St. Vincent Composite High Fatality Eruption
Oddnyjarhnjukur-Langjokull Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Katla Cluster Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Hekla Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions | Significant Lava Effusion
Grimsvotn Caldera High Fatality Eruption | Major Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Bardarbunga Composite Major Eruption | Significant Lava Effusion
Askja Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Krafla Cluster Significant Lava Effusion
Oraefajokull Composite High Fatality Eruption
Sao Jorge Cluster High Fatality Eruption
Agua de Pau Composite Multiple Large Eruptions
Furnas Composite High Fatality Eruption | Multiple Large Eruptions
Tenerife Composite Significant Lava Effusion
Lanzarote Cluster Significant Lava Effusion

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Global Volcanism Program, 2025. [Database] Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.2.6; 5 Feb 2025). Distributed by Smithsonian Institution, compiled by Venzke, E. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2024.5.2