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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 88. Chapters: Mount Vesuvius, Long Valley Caldera, Timetable of major worldwide volcanic eruptions, Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Taal Volcano, Mount Cayley, Silverthrone Caldera, Ischia, Olympus Mons, Mount Meager, Yellowstone Caldera, Galeras, Three Sisters, Mount Asama, Valles Caldera, Soufriere Hills, Mount Unzen, Pacaya, Augustine Volcano, Masaya Volcano, Colima, Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group, Ardnamurchan, Sierra Blanca, Moutohora Island, Mount Banahaw, Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group, Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Mount Aso, Daisen, Lihir Island, Mount Tongariro, Slieve Gullion, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, San Salvador, Peuet Sague, Kelimutu, Biliran, Complex volcano, Spectrum Range, Mawson Peak, San Cristobal Volcano, Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex, Sturgeon Lake Caldera, Cayambe, Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, Sangeang Api, Mount Za, Mount Marapi, Planchon-Peteroa, Big Ben, Chances Peak, Tocorpuri, Nevados de Quimsachata, Mount Gambier, Tolbachik, Umboi Island, Dukono, Mount Kusatsu-Shirane, Cerro Bayo Complex, Nevados de Payachata, Geureudong, Mount Noel, Dieng Volcanic Complex, Mount Skukum Volcanic Complex, Taapaca, Langila, Mount Sirung, Mount Guntur, Cordon del Azufre, Mount Homa, Salal Glacier volcanic complex, Mutnovsky, Sham Hill, Falso Azufre, Topo Volcanic Complex, Ambang, Mount Talakmau, Ushkovsky, Iyang-Argapura, Dzenzursky, Jailolo, Mount Lurus, Takuan Group, Zhupanovsky, Belirang-Beriti, Gamchen, Leroboleng, Inielika, Iliwerung, Asacha, Grozny Group. Excerpt: Mount Vesuvius (Italian: , Latin: ) is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. The two other major active volcanoes in Italy...