are there any dormant volcanoes in the uk?
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There are no active volcanoes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but there are a few non-active volcanoes in some British Overseas Territories. ... The Soufrière Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat erupted three times between 1995 and 2013.
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Active volcanoes in the Solar System Mars, Venus and the Jupiter moon Europa might still have volcanic activity as well, but there have been no direct observations of eruptions as evidence so far.
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20 Dec 2018. After 36 years of constant eruptions, Kilauea — Hawaii's most active volcano — has stopped erupting. The result has been crystal clear skies, an end to the volcanic haze known as "vog," and a big collective sigh of relief from residents across the Big Island.
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The Island of Hawai'i, with four active volcanoes, is liveliest. Between 1912 and 2012, there were nearly 50 Kīlauea eruptions, 12 Mauna Loa eruptions, and one Hualālai intrusion of magma. Mauna Kea most recently erupted only about 4,000 years ago.
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There are no volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, but some volcanoes in Victoria, South Australia, and North Queensland were witnessed by Aboriginal people several thousand years ago. There are active volcanoes in the Heard and McDonald Islands.
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You can find Hverfjall volcano just off Route 1, along the south of Myvatn Lake. There is a visitors parking area at the foot of the volcano.
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Answer: No, volcanoes generally are found along the zone of collision of pales or along some fault line.
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An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant. ... An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.
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Scientists have categorized volcanoes into three main categories: active, dormant, and extinct. An active volcano is one which has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon. A dormant volcano is one which has not erupted in a long time but there is a possibility it can erupt in the future.
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Put simply, the most popular way for classifying volcanoes comes down to the frequency of their eruption. Those that erupt regularly are called active, while those that have erupted in historical times but are now quiet are called dormant (or inactive).
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The volcano is considered active and has erupted more than 15 times since 781. However, Mount Fuji has been dormant since an eruption in 1707, and its last signs of volcanic activity occurred in the 1960s. Given concerns about the extensive damage that would be caused by an eruption, Fuji is monitored 24 hours a day.
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Yellowstone, one of the world's largest active volcanic systems, has produced several giant volcanic eruptions in the past few million years, as well as many smaller eruptions and steam explosions. Although no eruptions of lava or volcanic ash have occurred for many thousands of years, future eruptions are likely.
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There are vast systems of interconnected caves that no one has ever been in let alone studied. There are over a dozen active volcanoes in Antarctica, all of which have varying degrees of ice caves.
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As of August 2010, Eyjafjallajökull was dormant. Today the aftermath of the volcanic eruption can be seen in Thorsmork Glacier Valley, the natural oasis that lies just behind the volcano. You can also see a part of the ice cap is still covered in ash, though that is slowly disappearing under layers of snow.
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CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, is spewing ash and lava once again, but officials say the activity is taking place at its summit and does not pose a risk to people. Etna began a new phase of eruptions on Thursday as new cracks in the volcano opened up, sending lava down its flank.