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Ecuador’s Sangay Volcano Eruption
Ecuador’s Sangay volcano erupted and blew clouds of ash as high as 8,500 meters into the sky.
About Sangay Volcano:
Sangay is an active stratovolcano in central Ecuador.
Strato volcanoes are conical volcanoes composed of multiple layers of intermediate lava, ash, and other volcanic debris.
Sangay Volcano is located on the eastern edge of the Andes Mountains.
The Andes is the longest mountain range 
Mauna Loa Volcano
The world's biggest active volcano, Mauna Loa, might explode at any moment.
Where is Mauna Loa?
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that make up Hawaii's Big Island.
It is the most southern of the Hawaiian islands.
It is not the tallest (that honor belongs to Mauna Kea), but it is the largest and accounts for roughly half of the island's land mass.
It is located directly north of the Kilauea volcano, which is currently erupting from its sum
Volcanic Eruptions
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Volcanoes
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Volcanoes
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Mount Etna
Italy
Mayon
Philippines
Kilauea
Hawaii
Semeru
Indonesia
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Mount Merapi
Indonesia
Location - South West Iceland, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
It is a volcanically active region that runs along the Mid-Atlantic Rift, where the Eurasian and the North American tectonic plates are drifting apart.
Recently, the Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted in this region.
Skaftareldar
It was erupted in 1783 near the Vatnajokull glacier. As a result, 25% of the country’s population died at the time.
Grimsvotn
It is the most active volcano in Iceland. At the time of its eruption, it was the largest in Iceland. (eruptions – 1902, 2004, 2011).
Vesuvian
It is also known as Plinian eruption. These eruptions are distinguished by powerful bursts of gas, an
Active volcanoes are volcanoes that are either erupting or on the verge of eruption. Mount Etna (Italy), Hawaiin Islands (Pacific Ocean), Mauna Loa (Pacific Ocean), Mount Vesuvius (Italy), and Barren Island (India) are some examples of active volcanoes around the world.
Volcanoes are geological features formed by the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases from beneath the Earth’s crust onto its surface. They are often located at the boundaries of tectonic plate
A recent report of Iceland's Meteorological Office said that volcanic eruption began in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik.
India recently sent relief material worth $1 million for the people affected by a volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea.
A major volcanic eruption of Mount Ulawun in Papua New Guinea resulted in widespread damage and destruction in the island nation.
Papua New Guinea sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activities occur.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki is a mountain in Indonesia.
It is part of the Lewotobi twin volcano, which is located in the southeastern part of Flores Island.
The Lewotobi twin volcano is made up of the Lewotobi Laki-Laki (male) and Lewotobi Perempuan (female) stratovolcanoes, with summit craters less than 2 km apart.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia has erupted several times recently.