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Mount Fuji
Location: Honshu Island, Japan; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: Last erupted in 1707-1708, known as the Hōei eruption.
Mount St. Helens
Location: Washington, USA; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: 1980 eruption was the deadliest and most economically destructive in U.S. history.
Eyjafjallajökull
Location: Southern Iceland; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: The 2010 eruption caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe.
Mount Vesuvius
Location: Campania, Italy; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: The most notable eruption in 79 AD which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Yellowstone Caldera
Location: Wyoming, USA; Type: Supervolcano; Historic Eruptions: The last major eruption was approximately 640,000 years ago, forming the current caldera.
Mauna Loa
Location: Hawaii, USA; Type: Shield Volcano; Historic Eruptions: Recent eruptions include 1984, and it's one of the world's most active volcanoes.
Sakurajima
Location: Kyushu Island, Japan; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: Frequent activity, with a notable eruption in 1914 that connected the island to the Osumi Peninsula.
Krakatoa
Location: Sunda Strait, Indonesia; Type: Caldera; Historic Eruptions: The 1883 eruption is one of the most violent volcanic events in recorded history.
Mount Pinatubo
Location: Luzon, Philippines; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: The 1991 eruption was the second-largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century.
Cotopaxi
Location: Andes Mountains, Ecuador; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: Notable eruptions in 1744, 1768, and most recently in 2015.
Mount Etna
Location: Sicily, Italy; Type: Stratovolcano; Historic Eruptions: Known for its nearly constant state of activity, recent notable eruptions occurred in 2001, 2002-2003, and 2021.
Kilauea
Location: Hawaii, USA; Type: Shield Volcano; Historic Eruptions: Continuous eruptive phase from 1983 to 2018, with a notable eruption starting again in 2020.
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