Chile

• Guallatiri

  The world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959.

• Lascar

  A volcano in the Andes in Chile.

• Tupungatito

  An inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959.

Ecuador

• Cotacachi

  An Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955.

• Cotopaxi

  The world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador.

• Sangay

  An inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946.

Peru

• El Misti

  The world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru.

• Huainaputina

  An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783.

Congo

• Nyamuragira

  An active volcano in eastern Congo.

• Nyiragongo

  An active volcano in eastern Congo.

Hawaii

• Mauna Kea

  An active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Island...

• Mauna Loa

  An active volcano on south central Hawaii Island.

Mexico

• Citlaltepetl

  An extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest...

• Colima

  An active volcano in southwestern Mexico.

Japan

• Asama

  A volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 fee...

• Fuji

  An extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted...

Colombia

• Galeras

  An active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes.

• Purace

  An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950.

Also contains

• crater

  A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano.

• Krakatau

  A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in...

• Vesuvius

  A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD...

• Klyuchevskaya

  An inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946.

• Cameroon

  An inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast.

• Demavend

  An active volcano in northern Iran.

• Fuego

  A volcano in south central Guatemala.

• Mount Saint Helens

  An active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently...

• Pinatubo

  A volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dorm...

• Etna

  An inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500...