What are some of the non active volcanoes around the world?

Enjoy the drama of nature's violent geological history, without the fear of molten lava, by visiting one of these extinct, inactive, or dormant volcanoes. A plus: they're all just ... If you measure from its base beneath the ocean's surface, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world. read more

They are called seamounts. If you look at a bathymetric map of the Pacific, the chain of islands forming the Hawaiian Islands runs for over 2000 miles to the north west of the present active volcano on the Big Island. Each of the islands and sea mounts along the chain were once active volcanoes. read more

The first known super volcano explosion 2.1 million years ago was an incredible 25,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens which killed 57 people and hurled volcanic ash around the world. Unlike traditional volcanoes, super volcanoes don’t have a cone shaped mountain, instead they form what are known as calderas – the sunken areas that are left over from previous super volcano eruptions. read more