Sleeping and dormant volcanos are the same. “Dormant” comes from the French word for “sleeping”. Active volcanos are those that have had at least one eruption within the last 10000 years and are expected to erupt again. An active volcano can be “... read more
Sleeping and dormant volcanos are the same. “Dormant” comes from the French word for “sleeping”. Active volcanos are those that have had at least one eruption within the last 10,000 years and are expected to erupt again. An active volcano can be “actively” erupting or “dormant”. read more
Extinct - a formerly active / dormant volcano that had a period of activity, but it has not erupted for an extended amount of years (could be hundreds or thousands of years), and is not expected to erupt again, or have the magma supply to erupt again. read more
Dormant Volcano: Meanwhile, a dormant volcano is used to refer to those that are capable of erupting, and will probably erupt again in the future, but hasn't had an eruption for a very long time. Here too, definitions become complicated since it is difficult to distinguish between a volcano that is simply not active at present, and one that will remain inactive. read more