About Active Volcanoes in the World
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is considered the world’s most prominent volcano because of its regular eruptions and spectacular lava flows. In contrast, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano is Mount Etna in Italy. The destructive eruptions of Mount Merapi in Indonesia took thousands of lives throughout the years. The historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which occurred in 79 AD and buried the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, is located close to Naples, Italy. In addition to being a well-known appearance, Mount Fuji in Japan is a live stratovolcano. Because of its catastrophic 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens in the United States is still marked in the Pacific Ring of Fire. When the ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull delayed air travel across Europe in 2010, the volcano became well-known worldwide.
List of Top 10 Active Volcanoes in 2024
The top ten volcanoes in order of altitude from highest to lowest are Mauna Loa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Popocatepetl, Mount Fuji, Mount Semeru, Mount Etna, Mount Saint Helens, Mayon Volcano, Mount Bromo, Arenal Volcano.
About 15% of the world’s active volcanoes are found along the constructive plate margins/divergent plate margins ( along the mid-oceanic ridges where two plates move in opposite directions) whereas 80% of the volcanoes are associated with destructive plate margins/convergent plate margins (where two plates collide). Also, some volcanoes are found in intraplate regions e.g. volcanoes of Hawaii island, fault zones of East Africa etc.
In this article, we will look into the details of the top 10 active volcanoes in terms of elevation, along with their location and other significant features.
Table of Content
- About Active Volcanoes in the World
- List of Top 10 Active Volcanoes in the World
- Highest Volcano – Mauna Loa
- Second Highest Volcano – Mount Kilimanjaro
- Third Highest Volcano – Popocatepetl
- Fourth Highest Volcano – Mount Fuji
- Fifth Highest Volcano – Mount Semeru
- Sixth Highest Volcano – Mount Etna
- Seventh Highest Volcano – Mount St. Helens
- Eighth Highest Volcano – Mayon Volcano
- Ninth Highest Volcano – Mount Bromo
- Tenth Highest Volcano – Arenal Volcano