Top Five Most Active Craters
1. Cleveland Volcano
Geographical Location: Cleveland - U S A
Erupted: 2009
Features:
1,730 m (5,676 ft)
Active
2.Hekla Volcano
Geographical Location: Iceland
Erupted: 2000
Features:
1,488 m (4,882 ft)
Active
Erupted: 2000
Features:
1,488 m (4,882 ft)
Active
3.Jabal Al-Tair Volcano
Geographical Location: Yemen
Erupted: 2007
Features:
244 m (801 ft)
Active
Erupted: 2007
Features:
244 m (801 ft)
Active
4.Merapi Volcano
Geographical Location: Indonesia
Erupted: 2010
Features:
2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Active
Erupted: 2010
Features:
2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Active
5.Mount Etna Volcano
Geographical Location: Sicily - Italy
Erupted: 2008
Features:
It is the largest active volcano in Europe
3,329 meters (10,922 ft) high
Active
Erupted: 2008
Features:
It is the largest active volcano in Europe
3,329 meters (10,922 ft) high
Active
Additional Information(Top 5 Active Craters)
Kizimen,
Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
The summit of Kizimen consists of overlapping lava domes, and blocky lava flows descend the flanks of the volcano, which is the westernmost of a volcanic chain north of Kronotsky volcano.
Etna, Sicily (Italy)
Geologic Summary. Mount Etna, towering above Catania, Sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 BC.
Bulusan Volcano
Bulusan Volcano is located at the south central part of Sorsogon Province. It covers a surface area roughly 400 sq. km. and towers to about 1559 m. above sea level.
Dukono, Halmhera, Indonesia
Dukono crater, North Halmahera. May 2000 -Photograph copyrighted and provided by Dan Olberg, Senior Geologist, PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals.
Manam, Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific)
Geologic Summary. The 10-km-wide island of Manam, lying 13 km off the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, is one of the country’s most active volcanoes.
The summit of Kizimen consists of overlapping lava domes, and blocky lava flows descend the flanks of the volcano, which is the westernmost of a volcanic chain north of Kronotsky volcano.
Etna, Sicily (Italy)
Geologic Summary. Mount Etna, towering above Catania, Sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 BC.
Bulusan Volcano
Bulusan Volcano is located at the south central part of Sorsogon Province. It covers a surface area roughly 400 sq. km. and towers to about 1559 m. above sea level.
Dukono, Halmhera, Indonesia
Dukono crater, North Halmahera. May 2000 -Photograph copyrighted and provided by Dan Olberg, Senior Geologist, PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals.
Manam, Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific)
Geologic Summary. The 10-km-wide island of Manam, lying 13 km off the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, is one of the country’s most active volcanoes.
