World Volcanoes

Data mined from the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. The 1571 volcanoe entries were compared to the simplified volcanic types listed in common middle school text books. All volcanoes were reassigned to these classification. Original classifications are still included in the database and listed at: http://www.volcano.si.edu/ as well as the NOAA site.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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Tags
  • Cinder Cone
  • CinderCone
  • Composite
  • Fissure
  • Shield
  • Stratovolcano
  • Volcano
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-19T17:47:31.840230
metadata_modified 2025-09-19T17:47:31.840237
notes Data mined from the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. The 1571 volcanoe entries were compared to the simplified volcanic types listed in common middle school text books. All volcanoes were reassigned to these classification. Original classifications are still included in the database and listed at: http://www.volcano.si.edu/ as well as the NOAA site.
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title World Volcanoes
url https://www.amerigeo.org/datasets/Education::world-volcanoes