A little bit about volcanoes. History!

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The deadly, fascinating, devastating spectacle of these volcanoes!
All volcanoes are divided into three types: active, dormant and inactive
Consider some of them, and I will provide some information on them!

Hawaii volcano Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa - one of the five mountains that form the island of Hawaii. Despite the fact that this is not the highest mountain, a volcanic eruption is high risk, as its lava basically has a liquid consistency, which can lead to serious fires. Mauna Loa - the largest volcano in the world (in terms of volume and area), taking into account the volume of lava it reaches 18,000 cubic miles. The last eruption occurred April 15, 1984.

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Philippines Taal Volcano

Approximately 50 km (31 miles) from the capital of Manila is one of the most dangerous volcano, Taal. This mountain is an island in Lake Taal, which is located inside the caldera, formed as a result of the very strong previous eruptions (this process is similar to the Lake Toba). Taal Volcano - a complex of volcanoes on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Some times there is a strong eruption of the volcano, including one of the most powerful eruptions that killed more than a thousand people.

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Papua New Guinea, the volcano Ulawun

Volcano Ulawun located in Papua New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in New Guinea. It recorded several eruptions, one of the most powerful occurred in 1980, a column of ash, erupted from Ulawun reached 60,000 feet in height, and its pyroclastic flows covered mountains on all sides.

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Congo Nyiragongo volcano

Since 1882 he has erupted at least 34 times. One of the worst eruption occurred September 17, 2002, when the lava that flowed down the slopes of Nyiragongo covered around 40% of Goma city and left nearly 120 000 people homeless. Nyiragongo - one of the most active volcanoes in Africa, its activity never stops.

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Colombia, Galeras volcano

This mountain is the most active volcano in Colombia. Since 2000, its eruptions occur almost every year. This is dangerous, because the frequency of unpredictable eruptions. Galeras volcano is active for at least a million years. Its location near the southern Colombian border with Ecuador could lead to slope descent on the hot lava of Mount Galeras 3.5 km. The last eruption of January 3, 2010 prompted the government to evacuate 8,000 people.

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Japan, the volcano Sakurajima

Sakurajima volcano located on the island of Kyushu in Japan and is one of the most dangerous volcanoes. March 10, 2009 there was a terrible eruption, when the volcano threw stones and other rocks to a distance of 2 miles. The intensity of the eruption of Sakurajima is one of the strongest not only in Japan but also in the world. Over the past 45 years, 73 eruptions have been reported.

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Italy, Vesuvius volcano

Mount Vesuvius - is a volcano in the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 9 miles east of Naples. Mount Vesuvius - is the only volcano in Europe that has erupted in the last 100 years. This volcano could explode at any moment and severely punish the people living in its vicinity. The eruption of lava from a volcano can reach a great height, so in March 1994 spilled lava to a height of 1000 meters. The famous eruption of '79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Krakatau Volcano

The height of 813 meters, is located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. This is part of the sea flooded caldera left after the grand explosion of August 18, 1883. This explosion was thrown 18 km3 of rock and volcanic ash covered the territory of 825 000 km2. The roar of the explosion was heard over 5000 km from the volcano. Around 300 villages on the shores of Indonesia, were completely destroyed. The disaster claimed 36,000 lives.

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Klyuchevskii volcano

The highest volcano Russia: its height is 4750 meters! Included in the Klyuchevskoy hill consisting of 12 cones. The diameter of the crater of the volcano Kliuchevskoi - more than half a kilometer. Above it is constantly visible smoke and flashes of lava.