I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY VOLCANOES THERE ARE IN THE WHOLE WORLD?

Penny

Dear Penny,

Sorry for the delay in responding to your question.

At least 1,511 different volcanoes have erupted in the last 10,000 years. There are many more that are dormant or extinct.

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota

Source of Information:
Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the World: Geoscience Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p.

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