The Russian Federation is famous for its huge accumulation of volcanoes in Kamchatka.

Photo 1 - Kamchatka volcanoes

The highest on the Eurasian continent - Klyuchevskoy volcano is 4750 m.

Photo 2 - Klyuchevskoy volcano

Impresses with its regular conical shape. Above the crater, with a diameter of more than 500 m, streams of hot particles and smoke are continuously ejected.

In the autumn of 1737, the second Bering expedition observed a giant eruption. The documents noted the "ferocious" violence of the elements, terrifying by the roar of volcanic bombs flying 500 - 1000 m on the sides.

In 1966, the volcano showed an unbridled temper with fierce shots of hundreds of "gold bars", emissions of deadly chloride gases.

The most unpredictable volcano in Kamchatka - Nameless

Photo 5 - Nameless volcano

The volcano adjoins a mound destroyed in prehistoric times. For 1000 years, did not give alarming symptoms of activity.

Photo 6 - eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano in 1956 in old photographs

The catastrophe for the Far Eastern region turned 1956. After a brief jolt of the depths of the earth, an unexpected, powerful eastward explosion occurred. Instantly, 250 meters of dome rock flew into the air. A column of ash reached a height of 35 kilometers. From a new crater of 8 km², boulders and ashes flew out at terrifying speed. The hot lava melted the snow on the slope, creating a mud stream. The territory of 500 km² has become a lifeless desert.

Photo 7 - volcanic eruption in 1975

In 1975, the giant again raged with an unexpectedly powerful explosion in an eastward direction.

Photo 8 - a volcano today

The “Russian character” of volcanism is indicated by a new type of eruption: “Untitled” or “directed explosion”.

Creator of lunar landscapes

One of the most unusual active volcanoes in the world is Tolbachik.

Photo 9 - eruption of Tolbachik Volcano

The most extraordinary nature of the eruption is presented by the active volcano Tolbachik height of 3085 m.

Photo 10 - emissions of liquid lava

From the crater, sulfur dioxide emissions occur every 3–4 minutes. On the slopes in the artistic disorder, the frozen “Pele's Hair” is visible - glass threads of very liquid lava. The thickness of their 0.5 - 2 mm, length from 6 cm to 1.5 m.

It amazes the imagination of petrified lava. A stream with transparent chaotic waves and gas cavities opens up to the eye. At the breaks of pieces of basalt, tree prints are distinguished.

Photo 12 - "lunar" landscape after a volcanic eruption

The eruption in July 1975 created a huge fissure along the hill. For a year and a half, the elements destroyed taiga and pastures, creating a "lunar" landscape with black slag cones. The dead desert served as a testing ground for the first Soviet lunar rover.

Volcanologists in the study of rocks emissions discovered 16 previously unknown minerals.

Photo 15 - volcanic eruption in 2012

On November 27, 2012 a grandiose show of a volcano made of hot lava fountains and a six-kilometer-high ash column began.

Photo 17 - cooling lava river

Dazzling lava river, slowing down, changed color: orange, red, dark - cherry. Four years later, on the surface, you can still feel the heat of the stream, which once reached 1000 ° C.

The northernmost active volcano Shiveluch

Photo 18 - active volcano Shiveluch

The height of 3283 m of the volcano was crowned with two domes. The eruption of 1964 formed a double crater of about 50 km². The southern side of the hill, about 100 km², was littered with rock fragments.

Avachinsky volcano - one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world

Photo 19 - view of the volcano before the eruption of 1991

A few thousand years ago, the gigantic destruction of magma destroyed the tip of an almost perfect cone of a volcano. A caldera with a diameter of 4 km was formed. Today, the height of the hill reaches 2751 m.

After the eruption of 1991, Avachi’s picturesque formations (meaning “fiery”) are not inferior to the most beautiful types of planet volcanoes. Avachinsky volcano is the pride of the indigenous people and the hallmark of the Kamchatka region.

Photo 22 - climbing the volcano slope

Mass ascent to its summit is part of the annual holiday “Volcano Day”.

The most mysterious volcano is Kozelsky, adjacent to the Avachi. Is extinct.

Carbonado is found in its depths - a black diamond. This very rare mineral is of terrestrial or cosmic origin.

Vesuvius is generally an amazing volcano. Firstly, the leader in popularity, beating all records of recognition, secondly, the long-liver (he said about himself even before ancient times and the famous Pompeii) Fourth, the most unpredictable. None of the scientists do not even guess when Vesuvius will once again begin to "misbehave." Only strong eruptions for all the time of his "professional activity" recorded in the amount of 80 pieces, and even mediocre and weak - considered tired. At the same time, Vesuvius is clearly not going to retire. At its summit, tourists can safely bake eggs - the temperature of the soil is so high.

Perhaps that is why the “anniversary of the pranks” of this world-famous volcano living in sunny Italy near Naples can be celebrated in almost every month. What we, in fact, do, devoting one of the top 10 most famous volcanoes in the world to one of the dates of the eruption of Vesuvius.

Place 10. The most difficult to negotiate.  I do not know how big and mighty the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull is compared to Vesuvius, but it is authentically known that in 2010 it caused a lot of trouble to the air carriers. Because of the wild amount of volcanic ash and steam, some flights were canceled and the airports in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Belfast Dublin, Stockholm and Oslo stopped working. But this Icelandic volcano was not enough. He created an incredible amount of problems for many speakers who, for sure, had been training hard and long to pronounce his name on one exhale.

Place 9. The coldest.Surprisingly, but a fact: volcanoes are the most enduring creatures found almost everywhere. It would seem that such a “hot thing” cannot live at minus fifty, but no! Volcanoes quietly live at the South Pole, in Antarctica. The highest of the Antarctic volcanoes is Mount Sidley, “height” of 4285 meters. She, by the way, is part-time and the most inaccessible volcano. People conquered it only in 1990.

Place 8. The most legendary.For the title of the most legendary fighting two volcanoes at once. One of them is the Mexican Popocatepetl, the last time he went "to work" in 2007, and the other is the European Elbrus. According to legend, Popocatepetl emerged from ... strong love. The daughter of the Aztec ruler, Istaxiuatl, fell in love with a simple warrior Popocatepetla. However, the pope was against this unequal union and sent the young man to war, after which he dismissed a rumor about his imminent death. My daughter, unable to withstand the blow, committed suicide, and when this was learned alive and unharmed by Popocatepetl, she decided that life without a sweet one was not life. And he followed his beloved into another world. The gods, struck by the power of love of young people, decided to turn them into rocks, so that they would forever remain next to each other. Well, on the top of Elbrus, myths and legends alternately settled either gins or the famous bird Simurg, or even left Prometheus chained there.

Place 7. Most religious. Etna is a volcano, as is Vesuvius, prolific. Alone eruptions exceeded almost two hundred. Almost every 150 years, Etna wakes up from hunger and begins to eat nearby cities. However, people adore her not for bloodthirstiness, but for reverence for the believers and a healing gift. There are several facts of miraculous healing of patients who visited Etna, and after in 1928 the torrent of hot lava froze in reverence before the Catholic procession, the Sicilians made Etna one of the symbols of the island. Also, this volcano is famous for its blues festivals, which are arranged during his sleep.

Place 6. The most rapid-fire.Usually, volcanoes are unpredictable, but sometimes scientists manage to find out in advance about an impending eruption. However, as in the parable of the boy and the wolves, some residents of nearby cities do not believe such predictions. And very vain. Since November 13, 1985, the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz completely destroyed the city of Armero, located 50 kilometers from the “hot thing” with a height of 5400 meters. In this case, everything about everything at the volcano gone ... just 10 minutes! The death toll exceeded 20 thousand people. But scientists warned ...

Place 5. The most fabulous. Remember the tale of the "Princess Frog"? To defeat Koshchey the Immortal, Ivan Tsarevich had to get a needle that was in the egg, an egg in the duck, a duck in the hare, a hare in the chest, and a chest in the tree. It is according to the principle “thing in things” that the Russian Krenitsyn volcano is built. It is “registered” on the Kuril Islands and is considered the largest in area, as it is located in the Koltsevoye Lake (diameter is about 7 kilometers), which is located in another, more ancient crater. So you can admire its beauty only from a helicopter. By the way, the volcano got its name in honor of the Russian navigator Peter Kuzmich Krenitsyn.

Place 4. The most influential.  Indonesia is often called the country of volcanoes. It was here that the most influential of them was born - Krakatau, who blew up the world on August 15, 1883. Its eruption caused a shock wave that went around the globe 7 times and a giant tsunami that wiped out 295 cities and settlements of Java and Sumatra. As a result of his activities, more than 36 thousand people died, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. The volcanic dust of Krakatau surrounded the planet with a cloud, painting the sunrises and sunsets in royal purple. Many scientists believe that it was this eruption that affected the Earth’s ecology.

Place 3. The most famous of the new arrivals.  By the way, today Vesuvius is far from the only popular volcano. He was pushed by a Russian Plosky Tolbachik, who began to erupt back in November 2012. Since then, scientists from all over the world and just curious tourists flock to it. Also, the Kamchatka volcano presented the world with new copper minerals — melanotallite, ponomarevit, piipit, Fedotovit, Kamchatkit, Klyuchevskite, alumo-Kluykite, and, of course, tolbachit.

Place 2. The highest.Well, how in the top 10 but without the highest? They are rightfully South American active volcano with a funny name for Russians Lulagliaco. Its absolute height is 6739 meters, relative - almost 2.5 kilometers. It would seem that this is all. An, no! Lulagliaco is known for its eternal ice "cap", borderline state (located on the border of Chile and Argentina), dry neighbor (Atacama desert) and archaeological finds. In 1999, on the top of the volcano, the mummified bodies of three children, allegedly sacrificed 500 years ago, were discovered.

Place 1. The most romantic.Don't go to the fortuneteller! Without words, it is clear that Mount Fuji will be recognized as the most romantic, sophisticated, attractive, tender and charming. It is dedicated to her countless hockey, drawings, paintings and photographs. Scientists believe that Fuji is a volcano active, albeit weakly active (the last eruption was recorded in 1707-1708). By the way, among the countless pictures of this beauty there is not one where the eruption itself would have been imprinted. Among the neighbors of Fuji is not only a Shinto temple, a weather station and a post office, but also a gloomy forest of Aokigahara suicides, located right at the foot of the volcano. But such a neighborhood does not bother Fujiyama. The Japanese believe that the forest only gives the veil of mystery and mysticism to their favorite, attracting tourists from all countries. However, this does not prevent residents of the Land of the Rising Sun from arranging warning signs with the phone numbers of psychologists throughout Aokigahara. So, just in case.

We offer you a list of volcanoes that are particularly popular among tourists, these volcanoes themselves are a tourist attraction of the region on which they are located.

Fujiyama - the most romantic

Perhaps the most romantic volcano in the nomination without any difficulty will be won by the famous Mount Fuji volcano. There is no need to argue, it is really the most charming, gentle, attractive, elegant and romantic volcano. Although today it looks more like a mountain.

It was to Fujiyama that a huge number of Japanese writers, samurai, artists dedicated paintings, drawings, and hockey, and the number of photographs of this most famous mountain in Japan cannot be counted.

In general, Fuji is considered an active volcano in the academic world, although its activity is weak. Judge for yourself - the volcano woke up the last time in 1707 and after half a year he fell asleep again. It is also worth noting that among the vast number of images of Fujiyama there is not one on which the volcano erupts smoke or lava.

In general, Fuji is very popular among tourists, as there is a whole pantheon of interesting places that interest and attract people. For example, directly at the foot of the volcano stretched Aokigahara - a forest of suicides, a rather gloomy place, but attracts people. In addition, there is a post office, a meteorological station and a Shinto temple next to Fuji.

Lulagliaco is the highest

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Of course, first of all, this volcano can be nominated in the nomination as the most difficult to negotiate, but most of all in the world it is known as the highest among all active volcanoes on planet Earth. This is understandable, its highest point above sea level is located at an altitude of 6739 meters.

But on this all the attractions of the volcano Lyulaylyako not end, he has in his sleeves in store quite a few trump cards. First, throughout the year, even on the hottest days, there is a zone of eternal snow on the top of the mountain. Secondly, the volcano is located directly on the border of two states - Argentina and Chile. Thirdly, Lullaigliaco has a very interesting neighbor, more precisely, a neighbor and we are talking about the Atacama Desert. Fourth, various numerous archaeological studies on the volcano itself and its surroundings always bring a large number of finds to researchers. For example, traces of ancient civilizations and ancient tools of their labor were found here. Relatively recently, in 1999, during the expedition to the summit of Lulagliaco, three mummified bodies of children were found, most likely they were sacrificed and made about 500 years ago.

Vesuvius - the most famous

Of course, Vesuvius is very popular today. This is understandable, since this volcano is located on the territory of the Apennine Peninsula, where the most ancient civilizations have long been located. It is from those ancient times that the records of this great mountain and those moments when Vesuvius erupted are kept.

To date, a huge number of tourists who come to Italy every year, they want, along with other attractions, to see this volcano as well.

Perhaps the biggest event associated with Vesuvius can be called its eruption in 79 year. That year, on August 24, one of the largest eruptions of this volcano occurred, as a result of this, an entire city of Pompeii was covered with volcanic ash.

Krakatau - the most influential

In general, scientists very often call Indonesia a country of volcanoes. And it is not surprising, since there are really a large number of volcanoes on its territory. But perhaps the king among them can be called Krakatau and it is worth noting that in anger this king is very scary. For example, in 1883 its terrible eruption occurred, and this is one of the worst eruptions in the last thousand years. As a result of the fact that Krakatau awoke, about 40 thousand people died and several hundred thousand were left homeless. This eruption is not a few years has made changes in the climate on the planet.

Nevado del Ruiz - the most rapid-fire

Nevado del Ruiz

Every scientist involved in volcanic research will say that they are unpredictable, there are currently no technologies to predict the exact date of the eruption. It is for this reason that sometimes eruptions occur with very terrible consequences. For example, Nevado del Ruiz last woke up in 1985, on that day, November 13, in 10 minutes it destroyed the whole city of Armero, during these fatal 10 minutes 20,000 people died.

Etna - the most religious

At intervals of almost every 150 years, the volcano Etna awakens. Probably for such a length of time he has a big appetite, because after each next awakening he begins to eat hungrily. And he eats mainly the cities located next to him.

Despite this kind of affection, local people respect Etna, believers venerate a volcano for its healing gift and reverence for believers. Locals tell a friend a friend different cases when, after a visit to Etna, people were cured of the most terrible diseases.

And a large number of local public and visiting tourists like to attend blues festivals that are regularly held at the foot of the volcano. Of course, all this happens only when the volcano sleeps.

Popocatepetl - the most legendary

This volcano is located on the territory of Mexico, the eruption occurred last time in 2007. This volcano has a very interesting legend about its origin, they say it appeared because of a very strong love. The local chieftain of the tribe had a beautiful daughter who fell in love with a simple guy, a warrior named Popocatepetl.

Of course, the girl’s father was against their relationship, as he had more noble suitors for his daughter in mind. It is for this reason that he sent a young guy to the war, and after a while he ordered to spread a rumor around the district that he was killed in battle.

This news did not suffer the daughter of the leader and committed suicide. When Popocatepetl came from war alive and unharmed and learned about the tragic death of his beloved, he decided to follow her. And so the young people met in a different world, where the gods decided to leave them together and turned them into rocks.

Based on materials of theses on the subject of volcanoes from the site