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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) Explosive and Strombolian eruptions Volcano visiting, hiking, cultural experiences, NP 2009 1994 – Yasur (2), 1995 (1) Yasur – possible to drive within 200m of the Nature Ongoing Dangerous at all times, but volcanoes are an crater rim Reserves activity important element of the tourism sector in Active lava lake (Ambrym), strombolian 2007 Vanuatu eruptions 2006 Active fumaroles at Mt Garet’s summit crater Tsunami ha

Number of volcanoes (examples) Ambrym 1334m shield volcano Yasur 405m stratovolcano Lopevi 1413m stratovolcano Aoba 1496m shield volcano Tinakula, Santa Cruz Is. 851m stratovolcano Savo 510m Stratovolcano Nonda 760m stratovolcano Kavachi submarine volcano Chaine de Puys, Auvergne Cap d’Agde Rhön Mountains 800–950m Vogelsberg 760–770m Vulkaneifel 400–750m maars (Ulmener Maar, Pulver Maar) Nisyros 698m stratovolcano Santorini 564m shield volcanoes Methana 760m lava domes Milos 751m stratovolcano Kos 430m hydrothermal field Askja 1516m

Country or region Vanuatu 13 volcanoes Solomon Islands 7 volcanoes EUROPE France Germany Eifel volcanoes Greece 6 volcanoes Iceland 35 volcanoes

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