Mauna Loa, the World’s largest Volcano, and the list of others

The largest active volcano in the world, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, had erupted on 27 November, 2022 for the first time in nearly 40 years. Find out about all the other largest volcanoes of the world!

Jagran Josh Updated: Nov 29, 2022 18:25 IST

Mauna Loa, World’s largest Volcano and the list of others

The largest active volcano in the world, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, erupted on 27 November 2022 for the first time in nearly 40 years, The flows of lava remained “contained” within the summit caldera of Mauna Loa.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory was connected to the emergency management personnel and made claims to conduct an aerial reconnaissance over the 13,674-foot (4,168-meter) volcano as soon as possible.

The Hawaii authorities stated that no evacuation orders were given, although the summit area and several roads in the region were closed due to the occurrence.

Mauna Loa summit’s north rim was seen blazing with long bright eruptive fissures within the volcanic crater, contrasted against the dark of night captured by the USGS webcam.

The Hawaiian islands have six active volcanoes and one of them is Mauna Loa, which is the largest on Earth. It has erupted 33 times since 1843, according to the reports by USGS.

1984 was the last time this volcano erupted and lasted for 22 days. The lava produced by the volcano flowed and reached within about seven kilometers (four miles) of Hilo, a city that is home to about 44,000 people today.

Here's a list of all of the world's largest volcanoes, read and learn about them!

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List of Largest Volcanoes In the World

Volcanoes in the World	Location & Feature	Meters	Feet
Mauna Loa	Hawaii, U.S.A	9170	30085
Haleakalā	Hawaii, U.S.A	9144	30000
Teide	Canary Islands, Spain	7500	24606
Piton des Neiges	Reunion, France	7071	23199
Ojos del Salado	Argentina/Chile – Highest active volcano on Earth	6893	22615
Llullaillaco	Argentina/Chile – Second highest active volcano on Earth	6739	22110
Nevado Sajama	Bolivia – The highest peak of Bolivia	6542	21463
Chimborazo	Ecuador – Farthest point from Earth’s center	6267	20561
Cotopaxi	Ecuador – Second highest in Ecuador	5897	19347
Kilimanjaro	Tanzania – Highest volcano outside South America; the highest peak in Africa	5895	19341
Cayambe	Ecuador – Third highest in Ecuador	5790	18996
Mount Elbrus	Russia – Highest volcano in Eurasia; the highest peak in Russia	5642	18510
Pico de Orizaba	Mexico – Highest volcano in North America; the highest peak in Mexico	5636	18491
Mount Damavand	Iran – Highest volcano within Asia; the highest peak in Iran	5610	18406
Popocatépetl	Mexico – Second highest volcano in North America	5426	17802
Iztaccíhuatl	Mexico – Third highest volcano in North America	5230	17159
Mount Kenya	Kenya – Second highest volcano in Africa; the highest mountain in Kenya	5199	17057
Mount Ararat	Turkey/Armenia – The highest mountain in Turkey	5137	16854
Mount Kazbek	Georgia – Highest volcano in Georgia	5047	16558
Mount Bona	Alaska – highest volcano in the United States	5005	16421
Klyuchevskaya Sopka	The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – highest active in Eurasia; the highest mountain in Siberia	4750	15584
Mount Karisimbi	Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo – highest mountain in Rwanda	4507	14787
Mount Rainier	Washington – highest volcano in the contiguous United States	4392	14409
Mount Giluwe	Papua New Guinea – highest volcano in Australasia and Pacific islands	4368	14331
Volcán Tajumulco	Guatemala – highest mountain in Central America	4220	13845
Mauna Kea	Hawaii, United States – World’s tallest mountain from base to summit	4205	13796
Mount Sidley	Antarctica – Highest volcano in Antarctica	4181	13717
Mount Cameroon	Cameroon – highest mountain in Cameroon	4095	13435
Mount Aragats	Armenia – highest mountain in Armenia	4095	13435
Mount Kerinci	Sumatra, Indonesia – Highest volcano in Indonesia; the highest mountain in Sumatra	3805	12484
Mount Fuji	Chūbu Region, Honshū – highest mountain in Japan	3776	12388
Mount Rinjani	Lombok, Indonesia – Second-highest volcano in Indonesia	3726	12224
Teide	Tenerife, Canary Islands – the highest peak in the Atlantic Islands and Spain	3718	12198
Semeru	Java, Indonesia – highest mountain in Java	3676	12060
Emi Koussi	Chad – the highest mountain in Chad & the Sahara	3415	11204
Mount Etna	Sicily – active; highest volcano in Western Europe; the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps	3329	10922
Haleakalā	Maui, Hawaii – the highest peak of Maui	3055	10023
Mount Agung	Bali, Indonesia – highest mountain in Bali	3031	9944
Pico Basilé	Bioko, Equatorial Guinea – the highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea	3011	9879
Mount Zuqualla	Oromia Region – highest volcano in Ethiopia	2989	9806
Mount Apo	Mindanao – highest mountain in the Philippines	2954	9692
Mount Shishaldin (Sisquk)	Unimak Island, Alaska – highest mountain in the Aleutian Islands	2857	9373
Mount Ruapehu	North Island – highest volcano in New Zealand	2797	9177
Mawson Peak	Heard Island – the highest mountain in Australia	2745	9006
Pico	Azores – highest mountain in Portugal	2351	7713
Beerenberg	Jan Mayen, Norway – highest volcano in Norway	2277	7470
Taal Volcano	Batangas, Philippines – – Smallest volcano on earth	311	1020
Pali-Aike volcanic field	Argentina–Chile border region	180	591

There are about 1500 active volcanoes on earth along with the largest ones listed here. These have made their home around the Pacific Ring of Fire, Pacific Ocean.

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