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1972 – Piton de la Fournaise (3) Hazard warnings by National Park Services and all national authorities Tsunami hazard for the entire Pacific because of eruptions Mosquitos can be a plague Signs throughout the national parks, but mainly in English, Rangers advising on potential dangers, educational videos, visitor centres Between 1992 and 2002 there were 65 fatal accidents at the eruption site in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park – mainly through thermal burns Mt St Helens – Rangers advising on potential dangers, educational videos, visitor c

highest peak in the Indian Ocean, view Climbing to the crater, view Piton de Neige – flowing lava channels, guided tours Northern Ring of Fire, glaciers, ice fields, geotourism, hiking, ecotourism, cruises between islands, flight-seeing, wildlife viewing, climbing, unique vegetation, geological heritage Visitor centres, Kilauea lava lake, glowing lava flows, black, green and red sand beaches, volcano boarding, hiking, trekking, campsites, Recreation areas, wildlife, skiing, Lava Beds Monument (Shasta), interpretive centres, hiking trails, m

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Piton e la Fournaise 2631m basalt shield volcano Mt Augustine 1252m Mt Okmok 1073m Mt Redoubt 3108m Mt Shishaldin 2857m Kilauea 122m shield volcano Mauna Loa 4170m shield volcano Mauna Kea 4206m shield volcano Haleakala 3055m shield volcano Mt St Helens 2550m stratovolcano Mt Rainier 4392m stratovolcano Decade volcano Mt Hood 3426m stratovolcano Mt Baker 3285m stratovolcano Mt Shasta 4317m stratovolcano Lassen Peak 3189m stratovolcano Crater Lake 2487m caldera Colima 3850m stratovolcano Decade volcano El Chichón 1060m lava domes Popocatépetl 5

Reunion Comores Madagascar 8 volcanoes AMERICA North Alaska (USA) 92 volcanoes Aleutians Volcanic arc, over 150 islands, 1750km long Hawai‘i (USA) Volcanic island arc 5 major volcanoes + submarine volcanoes USA & Canadian Cascades 80 + volcanoes Mexico 42 volcanoes

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