Seventh Highest Volcano – Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens, an active stratovolcano, is located in Skamania County, Washington in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This volcano was named by the English navigator George Vancouver, who surveyed the area in the late 18th century after his friend and British diplomat Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens.
- With an elevation of 2550 metres, this volcano is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
- Considered as “brother and sister” mountains, Mount St. Helens is 55 km west of Mount Adams, in the western part of the Cascade Range.
- One of the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America was its eruption on May 18, 1980. After that, the volcano experienced continuous volcanic activity until 2008.
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