Saturday, May 19, 2012

Volcanoes


Volcanoes

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Volcano Location Date Description
Acongua Argentina   Tallest Mountain In the Western Hemisphere
Arenal Costa Rica 1968 Killed 87
Cotopaxi Ecuador 1877 Killed 1000
El Chichon Mexico 1982 Killed 182
Fuego Guatemala 1974  
Krakatoa Indonesia 1883 Killed 36,000 By Tsunami
Lassen California    
Llullaillaco Argentina 1877 in Atacam region
Mauna Loa Hawaii    
Mount Etna Italy 1669 Killed 20,000
Mount Fuji Japan 1708  
Mount Mazama Oregon 7000 Formed crater lake
Mount Pelee Martinique 1902 Killed 30,000
Mount Pinatubo Phillipines    
Mount Ranier Washington 1894  
Mount Saint Helens Washington 1980 Killed 120
Mount Tambora Indonesia 1815 Killed 9200
Nevado Del Ruiz Columbia 1985 Killed 25,000
Paricutin Mexico    
Stromboli Mediteranean Sea    
Surtsey North Atlantic Ocean 1963 1967
Thera Mediteranean Sea -1500 said to have destroyed Minoan civilization
Vesuvius Italy 79  
Yellowstone Wyoming 2.1 Mil  
Yellowstone Wyoming 1.3 Mil  
Yellowstone Wyoming 640,000