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Information about risk, safety aspects,

Status (last accidents and number of deaths (in Protected brackets) Attractions and activities area type* active) Essential: mosquito repellent, bear bells, Skiing, hiking, 4WD tours, geotourism, WHA 2009 compass, equipment for ice climbing, bad ecotourism, climbing, glaciers, fumaroles, NP 2009 weather gear cruise ships, helicopter tours, trekking, bear Incl. 19 2009–ongoing Mudslide destroyed most of the Valley of the watching, hot springs, geysers volcanoes 2009–ongoing Geysers in 2007, but many hot springs have 2008 reappeare

Number of volcanoes (examples) Avachinsky 2741m stratovolcano Koryaksky 3456m stratovolcano Shiveluch 3283m stratovolcano Klyuchevskoy 4750m stratovolcano Bezymanny 2882m stratovolcano Tolbachik 3682m shield volcano Karymsky 1486m stratovolcano Maly Semiachik 1560m caldera Valley of the Geysers Hallasan, Jeju Island 1950m shield volcano Baitoushan 2744m stratovolcano Ulreung 984m stratovolcano Mount Khorgo Khanuy Gol 1886m volcanic field Taryatu-Chulutu 2400m volcanic field Bus-Obo 1162m cinder cone Dormant or extinct Taal 400m stratovolcano Pi

Country or region Kamchatka 114? volcanoes (29 active) Korea (North and South) 6 volcanoes Mongolia 5 volcanoes Philippines 52 volcanoes (plus hundreds of inactive volcanoes)

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