The highest mountains and volcanoes. The highest volcanoes in the world

Many know the name of the highest volcano in the world - this is the Argentine miracle of Ojos del Salado. But, very few people have information about other outstanding volcanic peaks adorning our planet.

In today's article, I will review the seven highest volcanoes. For you it will be not only informative information, but also a good mood, created by beautiful views, captured on video and photos.

It so happened that the continents on which these peaks are located each time are different. There are not even two volcanoes close in the collection. It seems that nature has tried to evenly spread all its sights on Mother Earth.

Before you get acquainted with other volcanoes, watch the film "Climbing the highest volcano of the planet Ojos Del Salado"

  And now, we turn to the rest of the volcanoes. In order to make the impression of the photographs below stay with you for many years, include imagination and imagine that the photographer is you.

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7. Antarctica - Sidlei volcano

The cold Antarctic meets us on our journey. The highest volcano of Antarctica is called Sidle. Let him just below his older brothers, but he beats all records on inaccessibility. The first man could get to the top of Mount Sidle only in 1990. Despite the fact that 25 years have passed, the volcano has remained as impregnable, very few people could conquer it. Look at this beauty, opening at an altitude of 4285 meters.

6.Australia - the volcano Giluwe

Gradually, we move away from the South Pole and move to the closest continent - Australia. Almost a million years ago in the territory of Papua New Guinea was a huge volcano, which, after thousands of years, turned into a ridge of volcanic peaks. Now, the highest Australian volcano Giluwe towers above the sea level at 4368 meters. People learned about it in 1935 and were pleasantly surprised by the unique flora and fauna that survived on its slopes.

5. Asia - the volcano Damavand

Persia has always attracted travelers with its exotic traditions and culture. But no less attractive is the nature of the receiver of Persian territories - Iran. Here is the highest volcano in Asia - Damavand. The ancient tales of these places say that on this summit, at an altitude of 5,610 meters, the gods lived. This volcano is considered active, the last time it came to life in 2007, releasing a lot of sulfur and gas.

4. North America - Orizaba volcano

Mexico is famous not only for its pyramids, remaining from ancient civilizations, but also the highest volcano in North America. 5636 meters separates the climber who conquered the peak of Orizaba from the surface of the ocean. And there are many climbers here, since this volcano has been considered asleep for many years.

3. Europe - the Elbrus volcano

For many people Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe. But not everyone knows that this is a volcano. The first travelers managed to conquer this Caucasian peak in 1874. And since the middle of the last century, anyone can overcome the first 3800 meters on the way to the top by using a cable car. The height of Elbrus is 5642 meters. This mountain left its mark in the myths of Ancient Greece in that it served as prison to Prometheus. Titan, who gave fire to people, was chained by Zeus right here.

2. Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro

We are moving to the South, and we are greeted by hot Africa. 5895 meters above sea level is the second highest volcanic peak in the world - Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro has an unusual structure and consists of three peaks. The lowest Shira (3962 meters), the average height of Mavenzi (5149 meters) and the highest Kibo (5895 meters).

Despite the fact that the age of this volcano exceeds one million years, one of its peaks still operates. The last time Kilimanjaro threatened people with a catastrophe 2 centuries ago.

Global warming, which we see around the world, has led to the melting of 80 percent of the snow on the cap of the volcano. If nothing changes, then in 20 years the ice cover will disappear altogether.

The first man could see the highest peak of this mountain only in 1889.

1. South America - Ojos del Salado

It's time to return to our champion - the highest volcano of the planet. From an altitude of 6891 meters, Ojos del Salado looks at Chile and Argentina. These states are located around the Andes, to the mountain range of which this volcano belongs. Despite the prevailing cold here, the top of Ojos del Salado is covered with snow only at the very top, blame for the dry climate.

Among the highest volcanoes in the world, this peak is distinguished by friendliness. The absence of snow and ice, make the climb to the top of the excursion. You must go up there. After all, at the summit we will see another miracle - the highest lake in the world, it is at an altitude of 6390 meters, right in the crater of the volcano.

Thousands of adventurers every year experience destiny, climbing these peaks. We are lucky to see all the fun at once and in one place. Let these be just photographs, but they also transmit a considerable charge.

Volcanoes are geological formations on the surface of the earth's crust where magma comes to the surface, forming lava, volcanic gases, rocks and pyroclastic flows. The word "Vulcan" comes from the name of the ancient Roman fire god Vulcan. On earth, there are several thousand volcanoes, more than 500 of which are active. In our list, we will tell you about the 11 largest and highest volcanoes of the planet.

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Tahumulko is a volcano in the western part of Guatemala. It has a height of 4220 meters, is part of the Northerner system of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and the highest point of Guatemala and Central America. The cone of the volcano has two peaks; the eastern cone is ancient with a crater about 70 meters in diameter, the western one is young. On the slopes there are oak-pine forests, in the upper part - xerophytic mountain meadows. There are several evidences about its eruptions in historical time, but none of them is reliably confirmed.

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The volcano in the state of Washington, which is 4392 meters high, is located 88 kilometers from Seattle in the territory of Pearce County. Rainier is a sleeping stratovolcano, but there is evidence of volcanic activity from 1820 to 1894. Today, according to the USGS in case of a severe eruption, about 150 thousand people may be at risk. Rainier is one of the world's most glacial mountains, on the slopes of which are the sources of many rivers. Up to a height of 2500 meters, the volcano is covered with coniferous forests, above - alpine meadows, above 2800 meters - glaciers and eternal snow. On the tops are 40 glaciers with an area of ​​87 km², the largest of which Emmons - 14 km². The volcano and the surrounding area are protected and have the status of the Mount Rainier National Park.

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Klyuchevskaya Sopka is an active volcano in the east of Kamchatka, whose age is about 7000 years. It has a height of 4850 meters, the diameter of the crater is 1250 meters and the depth of the crater is 340 meters. It is the highest active volcano on the Eurasian continent. It is a regular cone with 70 side cones, domes and craters. Despite the high altitude of the volcano there is no snow and glaciers on it. This is caused by active volcanic activity. Klyuchevskaya volcano was formed only due to vertex eruptions. Over 270 years, more than 50 violent eruptions occurred. During the eruption of 2004-2005, the ash column reached a record height of 8,000 m.

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It is the highest active volcano of the Andean volcanic belt 40 km north of the city of Manizales. Nevado del Ruiz is located in the territory of the National Park Los Nevados and is part of the Ruiz Tolima massif and includes a group of five snow-covered volcanoes: Tolima, Santa Isabel, Kindia and Machin. Cordelier is located at the crossroads of four deep faults, which still retain partial activity. The top of the volcano is covered with large glaciers, but they quickly recede due to global warming. This volcano has been active for about 2 million years. Its relatively small eruption in 1985 after a 150-year period of inactivity almost completely destroyed and cut off the town of Armero from the outside world and resulted in the death of 23 thousand of its inhabitants.

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The seventh place in the list of the world's largest volcanoes was occupied by this active stratovolcano in South America. Sangay is located in Ecuador, on the eastern slope of the Andes and has three craters. Height above sea level - 5230 meters. A young cone rises above an ancient volcano, cut by deep gorges. Almost uninterruptedly since 1728, the volcano threw away vapors and ashes, falling asleep around the neighborhood. It is believed that the volcano was formed about 14,000 years ago. The last eruption was in 2007. On top there are eternal snow.

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Popocatepetl is an active volcano and the second highest mountain of Mexico, whose height is 5426 meters. The name comes from two words in the Nahuatl language: the populace is "smoking" and the tepelt is the "hill". Around the volcano are three state capitals - Puebla, Tlaxcala and Mexico City, with a total population of more than 20 million people. The volcano has a perfect conical shape, a very deep oval crater, with almost vertical walls. Most of the eruptions in the past 600 years have been relatively weak. In September 2006, the volcano resumed its activity, with periodic ash emissions above the crater of the volcano.

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The peak of Orizaba is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. Its height is 5636 meters. Complex relief, significant altitude above sea level, strong winds - all this caused the presence of several climatic zones on the volcano. If tropical vegetation can be observed at the foot of the eastern side of the volcano, then at higher levels the vegetation is more like the alpine one. And to the south and south-east lie large fields of shallow slag cones and maars - funnel-shaped depressions that appeared during the explosion of gases, with a depth of 300-400 m and in diameter exceeding 3 km. Although Orizaba fell asleep, the last eruption of the volcano occurred in 1687, he can suddenly awaken and show his hot temper.

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The volcano in South America in the territory of southern Peru, whose height is 5822 meters, and the top is covered with snow only in winter. In 17 km to the west is the second largest city of Peru Arequipa with a population of about 1 million people. The volcano has three concentric craters. In the inner crater, fumarolic activity can be observed. Geological research indicates that El Misti had 5 weak eruptions in the last hundred years. In the XV century, a strong eruption of the volcano caused residents of Arequipa to flee from it. The last weak eruption was recorded in 1985.

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The third largest volcano on the planet is the volcano Cotopaxi. This volcano is in Ecuador and is the highest active volcano in the country, its height is 5911 meters. The area at the base is 16 km by 19 km, and the summit, beginning at a height of 5200 meters, is covered with an ice cap. The icy crater of the volcano reaches a diameter of about 800 meters, and in the lower part there is a peculiar vegetation - mountain meadows and pine forests with mosses and lichens. Since 1738, the eruption of Cotopaxi occurred about 50 times.

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This extinct volcano is part of the Cordillera-Oxidetal ridge and Ecuador's highest point. Its height is 6267 meters, and it was formed about 60 million years before our era. The top of the volcano is completely covered with ice, here and there dropping to an altitude of 4600 m. Meltwater from the mountain is the main water resource for the inhabitants of the Bolivar and Chimborazo provinces. To date, the top of this volcano is the point of its surface that is the most remote from the center of the Earth. The last volcanic eruption occurred around 550 AD.

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The largest volcano on the planet is the active volcano in the Western Cordillera of the Andes, on the border of Chile and Argentina - Ljullyaylako. The height of this giant is 6,739 meters. At the top is an eternal glaciation. Located in one of the driest places in the world - the Atacama Desert, the snow line on the western slope exceeds 6.5 thousand meters. Ljuljajljako also is a known archeological monument - in 1999 on its top mummified bodies of three Inca children suspected to have been sacrificed 500 years ago have been found out.

Volcanic activity is one of the reasons for the formation of mountains. Many of the highest mountains were formed due to volcanic eruptions and are known as volcanic mountains. All the world's highest volcanoes are in South America and belong to the Andean volcanic belt.

The highest volcanoes in the world:

Volcanoes above 6 700 meters

Volcano Ojos del Salado

Only four of the world's highest volcanoes exceed the 6,700 meter mark: Ojos del Salado, Monte Pissis, Nevado-Tres Cruces and Luelliaillo, all of which are located in South America.

• Ojos del Salado - the highest volcano on the planet, whose height is 6,893 meters. It is an active volcano with the last major eruption, which occurred about 1300 years ago. The volcano is located on the border of Argentina and Chile near the Atacama Desert.
• Monte Pissis - an extinct volcano that rises to 6 793 above sea level, making it the second largest volcano on Earth. Monte Pissis is in Argentina and is one of the mountains that make up the Andes.
• Nevado-Tres-Cruces - an extinct volcano with a height of 6 748 meters is the third highest volcano in the world. It is located on the border of Chile and Argentina, and is also part of the Andes.
• Ljuljajljako - the fourth highest volcano on a planet which has height of 6 723 meters. At present, Ljuljajljako is classified as a sleeping volcano, although the last volcanic activity occurred in the late 19th century.

Volcanoes ranging in height from 6,400 to 6,700 meters

The Volcano of Tras-Cruces-Centra

There are eight volcanoes that fall under a range of heights from 6,400 to 6,700 meters, and all of them are in South America. These are Tipas, Tras Cruces Central, Nevado Sahama, Koropuna, Inkauasi, Ata and Tupungato. The highest of these - the volcano Tipas rises to 6,660 meters above sea level, and is the fifth largest volcano in the world.

• The Tipas Volcano is part of the Andes and is located in Argentina.
• Tras-Cruces-Sentra is an extinct volcano in Bolivia. The mountain has a height of 6,629 meters and is the highest mountain in Bolivia, as well as the highest volcano outside the Argentina-Chile region.
• Inkauasi is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America, located on the border of the Argentine province of Catamarca and the region of Atacama in Chile. Inkauasi has a height of 6,621 meters above sea level.

Volcanoes in the height from 6 100 to 6 400 meters

Volcano Chimborazo

On Earth, there are eight volcanoes, whose altitude varies between 6,100 and 6,400 meters, and again they are all located in South America. These include the mountains of Parinacota, Ampato, Chimborazo, Pular, Solo, Aukankilcha, San Pedro and Sierra Nevada de Lagunas-Bravas. Chimborazo is a stratovolcano in the Andes of Ecuador, whose height is 6,263 meters, which makes it the highest mountain in Ecuador. Chimborazo is famous for being the most remote point from the center of the Earth.

Andean volcanic belt

All volcanic mountains with altitudes in excess of 6,100 meters are located in the Andean volcanic belt. The Andean volcanic belt is the region that originates in the western part of South America, from Colombia to Argentina.

Table 10 of the world's highest volcanoes

Position in the rating	Name of the volcano	Height
1	This is Ojos del Salado	6,893 m
2	Monte Pissis	6,793 m
3	Nevado-Tres Cruces	6,748 m
4	Liulliaillaco	6,723 m
5	Tipas	6,660 m
6	Tras-Cruces-Centra	6,629 m
7	Inkauashi	6,621 m
8	Tupungato	6,570 m
9	Nevado Sahama	6,542 m
10	Ata	6,501 m

The largest volcano One of the largest volcanoes in the world is called Mauna Loa. From Hawaiian it literally translates as "Long Mountain". The volcano occupies most of the island of Hawaii and is considered almost the most active in the world. Mauna Lowe erupted exactly 33 times since the first fixation in 1843. The last time the volcano "came to life" in 1984. Then about 30 thousand acres of land was covered with lava, and the area of ​​the island itself increased by 180 hectares. Mauna Low rises to 4,169 meters above sea level. But if you measure the height of the volcano from the bottom, then the figure will be two times larger - 9 thousand meters. It is even higher than the famous Mount Everest.

   Mauna Loa - the largest volcano in Hawaii Hawaiian is not only the largest and most powerful volcano, it is also the most massive. Its volume from the base to the top is 75,000 cubic kilos.

   The largest volcano Mauna Loa is active

The highest active volcano The highest active volcano is called Ljuljajlako. It is located in the Chilean-Argentine Andes. Its height is 6 thousand 723 meters. The eruption of the largest volcano was last recorded in 1877. However, in the question of which is the highest volcano in the world among the active, the opinions of scientists diverge. Some believe that the highest is the Cotopaxi. It is located in the South American Andes, in Ecuador. Its height is less than the previous one, only 5 thousand 897 meters. But the last large eruption was recorded in 1942. Cotopaxi by right can be called the most beautiful in Ecuador. This is due to the riot of greenery at the foot and graceful crater. However, the picture is deceptive. Cotopaxi, like a number of others - the most dangerous volcanoes. Ecuador, since 1742, recorded 10 fairly large eruptions that destroyed the city of Latakunga (it lies very near to Cotopaxi)

   Ljuljajljako - one of the highest active volcanoes

The most famous volcanoes However, all of the above volcanoes are hardly known to the general public. The most famous in the world - volcanoes Vesuvius, Fujiyama or, for example, Etna. Vesuvius is located in the south of Italy near Naples and is operational. True, the volcano is not very large, its height is only 1281 meters. Vesuvius is one of the three active volcanoes in the country. And one of the most dangerous in the world. To date, mankind knows more than 80 eruptions, and the most famous happened 2 millennium ago - in 79 year. It was then that the cities of Pompeii, Stabia, Herculaneum were destroyed. The last eruption was recorded in 1944, the lava destroyed the cities of Massa and San Sebastiano

   Vesuvius - one of the most famous volcanoes

The highest volcano in Africa and in general the highest point of the continent is Kilimanjaro. The volcano is in the territory of Tanzania for 300 kilometers south of the equator. One of the tops of Kilimanjaro - Kibo - reaches 5895 meters. Peak Uhuru - the highest point of the volcano. Scientists suggest that the age of Kilimanjaro is more than a million years. And what is most surprising, though the volcano is almost at the equator, many glaciers have accumulated on its slopes. The largest volcanoes can be seen in Asia. Famous Fujiyama is located on the Japanese island of Honshu, which is 150 kilometers from Tokyo. The volcano has almost perfect conical outlines and since ancient times has been the subject of a cult of local people. The height of the mountain is 3776 meters. Now the volcano is weakly active, the last time the experts recorded an eruption in 1707.

   Fujiyama is the largest volcano in Asia

The most powerful eruption of the volcano But the most powerful eruption of the volcano in the history was in 1883. May 20 began to show activity Krakatoa. It was on this day that the residents of the capital of Indonesia began to hear the first rumblings: people began to feel shaking from the volcano, which is located 50 kilometers from the capital. Such phenomena lasted three months, the volcano then calmed down, then intensified. On the surface, layers of floating pumice were accumulated. On August 27 of the same year, there was a strong volcanic eruption, which a person had ever seen. The buzz was heard even for 5 thousand kilometers from the epicenter. Ashes rose to a height of 30 kilometers. The volcanic structure was scattered over a vast territory, within a radius of 500 kilometers. The gas-ash column was 70 km high, that is, it climbed as far as the mesosphere. Ash covered more than 4 million square kilometers and occupied a total of 18 cubic kilometers. The strength of the explosion was estimated at 6 points. According to experts, this is 200,000 times greater than the explosion that destroyed Hiroshima

   The most powerful eruption of the volcano Krakatoa As a result of the eruption of about 300 villages and cities of Indonesia were erased from the face of the earth. Outcome: 37 thousand dead, most of the people were overwhelmed by tsunamis

   The largest volcano in the world of Ojos del Salado is considered extinct More: http://www.uznayvse.ru/interesting-facts/samyie-vyisokie-vulkanyi-v-mire.html

The highest volcano in the world
  The highest volcano in the world from the Spanish translates as "salty eyes." Ojos del Salado is on the border of Argentina and Chile, and rises to 6891 meters. The record peak is in Chilean territory
The volcano is called inactive. This is because no single case of eruption was recorded in the history of mankind. However, sometimes Ojos del Salado recalls himself. For example, in 1993, a release of water vapor and sulfur was observed. By the way, as the editors of uznayvse.ru managed to learn, some geographers have already re-qualified the volcano into the active one. Thus, having removed from the first place the list of the highest active volcanoes Ljuljajljako. However, on this occasion the disputes have not subsided yet.