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Information about risk, safety aspects, accidents and number of deaths (in brackets) 1906 – Vesuvius (350) Warning signs at Etna, Vesuvius, Stromboli and Vulcano. Unguided ascents to Stromboli are strictly prohibited since 2004. Refuge huts Cement posts marking the location of the trails in bad weather No camping in the national parks Mt Ararat – licensed mountain guides are mandatory, climbers need a permit

Attractions and activities Vulcano – climbing up to Grand Cratere Fossa, fumaroles Vesuvius – crater hikes, group tours to summit, Pompeii and Herculaneum Etna – climbing, 4WD tours, skiing, camping, eruption viewing by night Stromboli – guided night tours – eruption viewing Faial and Pico – caves, spatter cones, hiking trails, climbing, camping, hot springs Madeira – walking trails Mt Teide – UNESCO world heritage site, fumaroles, lava tubes, ice caves, hiking, climbing to the summit, crater rim walks, geotourism, ecotourism Cappad

Protected area type* NP NP NP WHA NP Special areas of environment protection (e.g. Pamukkale) Note: *Key: NP – National Park; WHA – World Heritage Area; NR – National Reserve; GGP – Global Geopark; GP – Geopark; QNP – Quasi National Park (Japan); PP – Prefectural Park (Japan).

Status (last active) 1538 2008 1302 1282 AD729 1891 2009 1944 1892 1564 1958 1630 1720, 1963 1907, 1964 1880 2001 Holocene 20BC 1793 1971 1824 1909 620BC AD253 1840 1692 1855

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

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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