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What are some of the most famous volcanoes?

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This is one of the most extreme volcanoes in the world. it is found in the parts of Andes mountain and the Pacific Ring of Fire. So far over 85 eruptions have been recorded and the volcano remains active all the time. It was first discovered in 1744 the time when its first eruption was noticed, followed by the eruptions of 1768 and 1877. 9. read more

Mt. Vesuvius, the active volcano that looms over the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, has erupted well over 30 times that we know of. And yet its most famous eruption took place all the way back in A.D. 79, when a multiday eruption of lava and ash covered the cities of Pompeii and Stabiae in ash. read more

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