The document is a classroom project presenting information about active volcanoes around the world. It includes 22 student presentations on volcanoes located in countries such as Nicaragua, Indonesia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Italy, Washington, California, Russia, Hawaii, Antarctica, Costa Rica, and more. Each presentation provides details on the volcano's location, type, recent eruptions, and other geographic and geologic facts. Citations are included at the end from Wikipedia and other sources.
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Active Volcanoes of the World 2020
1. Active Volcanoes
of the World 2020
Presented by the 7th Grade 1st
Period Students, a classroom
project. 22/26
2. Mr. Heifner - Masaya, Nicaragua
Alex B. - Sangeang Api,Indonesia
Nadia C.- Mount Merapi, Indonesia
Draven C.-Sangay, Ecuador
Kayla D.- Pacaya, Guatemala
Gabriella D.-
Aiden F.-Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Russia
Becca H.-
Maya H.- Erta Ale, Ethiopia
Corbin H.-
Grady H.- Stromboli, Italy
Lana K.-Shiveluch, Russia
Lilian K.- Mt. St. Helens, Washington, US
Lance M.- Kilauea, Hawaii
Landon L.- Mount Shasta, California
Devin M.-
Kendra M.- Koryaksky, Russia
Lauren M.- Arenal, Costa Rica
Deagan M.-Mount Nyiragongo, Africa
Brayden P.- Fourpeaked Volcano, Alaska
3. Nicholas P.-Mount Fuji, Japan
Landon R.-Hualalai, Hawaii
Melissa S.- Mount Erebus, Antarctica
Ryan S.-Mount Etna, Pacaya
Alex T.- Kilauea, Hawaii
Max T.-Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland
Regan W.- Narcondam Island, India
4. The Masaya Volcano is located in Nicaragua
and is a complex volcano and is a shield
volcano and cadera with active magma and
lava. I visited this volcano in 1978 while in
central America. Presented by Mr. Heifner
5. The Stromboli volcano is located in italy on
an island. Stromboli is a stratovolcano,
which means it was built up by layers of ash
and lava. This volcano is very active, and
has erupted many times in this century.
Presented by Grady Hoover
6. The Kilauea Volcano is an active shield
volcano on the hawaiian islands. This volcano
is the second youngest volcano on the islands
and the most active, made 10,000 years ago.
It has formed a caldera at its summit and its
most recent eruption was in 2018. Alex
Thomas
7. Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost
active volcano on Earth. This active volcano is
located in the Ross dependency on Ross Island,
where it is the only active volcano among three
others (Mount Terror, Mount Bird, Mount Terra
Nova). It was discovered on January 27, 1841 and
has been active since about 1.3 million years ago.
Erebus is the current eruptive zone of the Erebus
Hotspot. Presented by Melissa Santoyo.
8. The Arenal Volcano is located in Costa Rica. It is one
of the 7 historically active volcanoes. It has an
elevation of 1100 meters. The Arenal Volcano erupts
3 to 5 times a day. It is a young volcano and is less
than 7,500 years old. It is famous for its large
explosive eruption in 1968 that killed 87 people a
wiped out 3 small villages. The last eruption was in
2010. Presented By: Lauren Mills
9. Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano
located in Skamania County, Washington, in the
Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It
is 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon and
96 miles south of Seattle, Washington. Its last
eruption was July 10, 2008. It has at least had 4
major eruptions. On May 18, 1980 the eruption
of Mount St. Helens became the deadliest and
most economically destructive volcanic event
in U.S. history. (A total of) 57 people died and
thousands of animals were killed. Lilly K.
10. The volcano I chose was Mount Merapi,
Indonesia. Mount Merapi erupts every 5 to 10
years, on regular. It is the most active volcano
in Indonesia. Mount Merapi last erupted on
June 21, 2020. The volcano is now 2930
meters high. - Nadia Cline
11. K朝lauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically,
K朝lauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that
together form the island of Hawai併i. Located along the
southeastern shore of the island, the volcano is between
210,000 and 280,000 years old and emerged above sea
level about 100,000 years ago.There were 400 death by
this volcano.
By: Lance Mohr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%ABlauea
12. Eyjafjallaj旦kull is one of the smaller ice
caps of Iceland, north of Sk坦gar and west
of M箪rdalsj旦kull. The ice cap covers the
caldera of a volcano with a summit
elevation of 1,651 metres.Eyjafjallaj旦kull
elevation is 5,466 feet.
By Max Tynan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull
13. The volcano I chose was Pacaya. Pacaya is one
of Guatemalas most active volcanoes. The
volcano is near Guatemala City. Pacaya eruptions
have taken place in the following years: 1360,
1565, 1623, 1651, 1655, 1664, 1668, 1671, 1674,
1677, 1678, 1690, 1693, 1699, 1717, 1760, 1775,
1805, 1830, 1846, 1885, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1972,
1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 - May 1998
(intense period of summit activity), 1999-2003,
2004-2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Pacaya
eruptions are usually mildly explosive and
effusive. This volcano is a complex basaltic
volcano.
Presented by Kayla Davis
14. The Erta Ale volcano in located in Ethiopia. It
is 613 meters (2,011 feet) tall. The Erta Ale volcano
also my have one or sometimes two active lava lakes
at the peak, which cause them to overflow on the
south side occasionally. It is known for the longest-
existing lava lake because it has been there since
1906. The Erta Ale is one of the eight volcanoes in the
world with a lava lake, they are very rare. Erta Ale
means smoking mountain in Afar language.
There was a major eruption on September 25,
2005 and it killed 250 head of livestock and made
thousands of residents to flee somewhere else. In
August 2007, there was further lava flow, causing
hundreds of people to leave and two missing. Then
there was more eruptions, one in November 2008
and another one was in January 2017.
Presented by: Maya Harris
15. The volcano that I chose is Mount Shasta in California. Mount
Shasta is an active volcano, and the last eruption that happened
was in 1786. The height of the mountain is about 14,179 feet.
Mount Shasta is the fifth highest in the state of California.
Presented by Landon Leach.
16. The volcano I chose was Koryaksky this volcano
is located in Russia. Scientist believe this volcano
has been active for tens of thousands of years.
Geological records have shown that this volcano
has had 3 major eruptions in the last 10,000 years.
The first time this volcano erupted was around
1890. Produced by Kendra McNall.
17. The Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano is
located in Russia on the Kamchatka
peninsula. Its first eruption recorded was
in 1697. Klyuchevskaya is a stratovolcano
that is fairly active and last erupted in
2015. Sopka translated to english means
volcano.
Presented by: Aiden F.
Klyuchevskaya
18. Mount Fuji is in Japan surrounded by
Narusawa, Hitoana, Kitayama, Awakura,
Inno, Nakabata, Subashiri, and
Kamiyoshida. Mount Fujis first eruption
was 10,000 years ago and its last was in
1708. While it may be a tourist sight and
and considered a sacred beauty Mount
Fuji is an active volcano that sits on 3
tectonic plates. It is the highest mountain
in japan at 12388 feet. Its base is 78
miles wide. Mount Fuji is a
stratovolcano and has erupted 17 times
since 781AD. By: Nicholas Pottorff
19. Fourpeaked Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the
U.S. state of Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory
rates Fourpeaked Volcano as Aviation Alert Level Green
and Volcanic-alert Level Normal. It is nearly completely
covered by Fourpeaked Glacier. Fourpeaked Volcano was
thought to be extinct for more than 10,000 years until its
last eruption in September of 2006. By: Brayden Perkins
20. Mount Etna erupts once every year,
also the name Enta mens I burn.
Mount Etna biggest eruption killed
20,000 people. The soil surrounding
the Etna volcano is extremely
fertilized. The Roman God of Fire is
thought to have lived in Mount Etna.-
Ryan Stuckey
21. The volcano I picked is Mount Nyiragongo. Mount
Nyiragongo is located in africa. It is infamous because
when the lava lake goes down the lava is like water. It
is currently erupting(as of 8/07/19). It has erupted 34
times. In 1977 lava shot down the mountain 60 mph.
By Deagan Minnella
22. Sangay Volcano
Sangay is an active
stratovolcano located in central
Ecuador. It is the most active
volcano in Ecuador, although it
has only erupted four times.
By Draven Cumings
23. Huallai Volcano
The volcano I picked is Huallai. Huallai is located on the
Hawian island Hawaii. It is the third most active of all five
Hawian volcanoes. This volcano is still considered active even
though it has not erupted in 200 years.
By: Landon Roe
24. The volcano I picked is the
narcondam island and It is a
small volcanic island located
in India. The peak rises to 710
meters above sea level. Lots
of people like to scuba dive
there.
By Regan Walker
25. Shiveluch is a volcano in eastern Russia. The
most recent eruption of Young Shiveluch started
on August 15, 1999, and continues as of 2020. It
is still erupting too this day. The elevation is
3,307 meters. Presented by Lana Keller.
26. Sangeang Api is an active complex
volcano on the island of Sangeang in
Indonesia. It erupted in 1988 and everyone
on the island evacuated. It is one of the
most active volcanoes in the Lesser Sunda
Islands.
By: Alex Barry
27. Citations
MH: By Leon petrosyan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55492926
AT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%ABlauea
MS: Mount Erebus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Erebus
LK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens
NC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi
LM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenal_Volcano
LL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano#/media/File:Mount_Shasta
KM: Koryaksky- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryaksky