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Major Volcanic mountains around the world
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Mountain | Country |
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Mount Rainier | Washington, USA |
Mount Etna | Italy |
Mount Fuji | Japan |
Mount Pericutine | Mexico |
Mount Apo | Philippines |
Mayon | Philippines |
Mount Saint Helens | USA |
Mouna Loa | Hwai |
Mount Agung | Indonesia |
Kalimanjaro Volcano | Tanzania (East Africa) |
Mount Cotopaxi | Ecuador (Andes) |
Mount Vesuvius | Italy |
Arenal Volcano | Costa Rica |
Mount Shishaldin | Alaska |
Mount Erebus | Ross Island (Antarctica) |
Mount Taal | Philipines |
Mount Kinabalu | Malaysia |
Mount Elburz | Iran |
Mount Aconcagua | Argentina |
Mount Sabankaya | Peru |
Mount Colima | Mexico |
Mount Merapi | Indonesia |