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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) 1906 – Vesuvius (350) Vulcano – climbing up to Grand Cratere NP 1538 Warning signs at Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli Fossa, fumaroles 2008 and Vulcano. Unguided ascents to Stromboli Vesuvius – crater hikes, group tours to 1302 are strictly prohibited since 2004. summit, Pompeii and Herculaneum 1282 Refuge huts Etna – climbing, 4WD tours, skiing, camping, AD729 eruption viewing by night 1891 Stromboli – guided night tours –
Number of volcanoes (examples) Campi Flegrei 458m caldera Mt Etna 3350m shield volcano Ischia 789m complex volcano Larderello 500m explosion craters Lipari 602m stratovolcano Pantelleria 836m shield volcano Stromboli 926m stratovolcano Mt Vesuvius 1281m complex volcano Vulcano 500m stratovolcano Agua de Pau 947m stratovolcano Faial 1043m stratovolcano Furnas 805m stratovolcano Pico 2351m stratovolcano São Jorge 1053m fissure vent Sete Citades 856m stratovolcano Terceira 1023m stratovolcano Fuerteventura 529m fissure vents Gran Canaria 1949m f
Country or region Italy 23 volcanoes Portugal 14 volcanoes Azores (13) Madeira (1) Spain Canary Islands Olot volcanic field Turkey 13 volcanoes
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