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Volcanoes!

How many of these famous volcanic mountains around the world can you guess?
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Last updated: April 28, 2026
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Volcano
Buried the city of Pompeii under
thick ash, leaving it frozen in time
Mount Vesuvius
Caused the largest landslide in
recorded history in 1980
Mount St. Helens
Highest point in Japan
Mount Fuji
Noah's Ark supposedly landed here
Mount Ararat
Due to the Earth's equatorial bulge,
the summit of this volcano is the
farthest point from its center
Chimborazo
Tallest mountain from base to peak
(its base is in the ocean)
Mauna Kea
Highest volcano above sea level
Ojos del Salado
Europe's most active volcano
Mount Etna
"Lighthouse of the Mediterranean"
Stromboli
Created the loudest sound in history
in 1883, measuring 310 dB
Krakatoa
Erupted in 1991 on Luzon
Mount Pinatubo
"Year Without a Summer" cause
Mount Tambora
Killed 23,000 in Armero, Colombia
Nevado del Ruiz
Clue
Volcano
Highest point in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro
Second highest point in Africa
Mount Kenya
Located north of Goma, DRC
Nyiragongo
Can be seen on the mainland of
Africa from Malabo, Equatorial
Guinea
Mount Cameroon
Highest point in Mexico
Pico de Orizaba
Devastated Martinique in 1902
Mount Pelée
Looms over Seattle's skyline
Mount Rainier
Highest point in Europe
Mount Elbrus
Highest point in the Azores
Mount Pico
Southernmost active volcano
on Earth
Mount Erebus
Created an ash cloud in 2010
that disrupted European air travel
(just type the first 4 letters)
Eyjafjallajökull
Most active Hawaiian volcano
Kilauea
Its massive caldera is the center
of a U.S. national park
Yellowstone
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