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Waterfalls and Volcanoes
Famous waterfalls and volcanoes and where they are.
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- Niagara FallsPlaceOn the border of Ontario, Canada and New York, USA
- Angel FallsPlaceVenezuela; the highest waterfall in the world
- Victoria FallsPlaceOn the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, on the Zambezi River
- Iguazú FallsPlaceOn the border of Argentina and Brazil
- Yosemite FallsPlaceCalifornia, in Yosemite National Park
- Multnomah FallsPlaceOregon, in the Columbia River Gorge
- Havasu FallsPlaceArizona, in a side canyon of the Grand Canyon
- Shoshone FallsPlaceIdaho, on the Snake River
- Bridalveil FallPlaceCalifornia, in Yosemite Valley
- Kaieteur FallsPlaceGuyana; a very tall single-drop waterfall
- GullfossPlaceIceland; a big two-step waterfall
- DettifossPlaceIceland; one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe
- Rhine FallsPlaceSwitzerland; the largest plain waterfall in Europe
- Plitvice FallsPlaceCroatia, in a park of linked lakes
- Jog FallsPlaceIndia, in Karnataka
- Kegon FallsPlaceJapan, near Nikko
- Ban Gioc–Detian FallsPlaceOn the border of Vietnam and China
- Sutherland FallsPlaceNew Zealand's South Island
- Wallaman FallsPlaceQueensland, Australia
- Mount VesuviusPlaceItaly; the volcano that buried Pompeii in 79 AD
- Mount EtnaPlaceSicily, Italy; one of the most active volcanoes in Europe
- StromboliPlaceAn island volcano in Italy that erupts often
- Mount FujiPlaceJapan; the highest mountain in Japan
- KrakatoaPlaceIndonesia; its huge eruption in 1883 was heard far away
- Mount PinatuboPlacePhilippines; erupted in 1991
- Mount MayonPlacePhilippines; famous for its perfect cone shape
- Mount MerapiPlaceJava, Indonesia
- Mount TamboraPlaceIndonesia; its 1815 eruption cooled the whole world
- Mount St. HelensPlaceWashington, USA; erupted in 1980
- Mount RainierPlaceWashington, USA
- Mount ShastaPlaceCalifornia, USA
- KīlaueaPlaceHawaii, USA; one of the most active volcanoes on Earth
- Mauna LoaPlaceHawaii, USA; the largest active volcano on Earth by volume
- Mount HoodPlaceOregon, USA
- PopocatépetlPlaceMexico; near Mexico City
- ParicutínPlaceMexico; a volcano that grew out of a cornfield in 1943
- CotopaxiPlaceEcuador; one of the highest active volcanoes
- Novarupta (near Mount Katmai)PlaceAlaska; site of a huge 1912 eruption
- EyjafjallajökullPlaceIceland; its 2010 ash cloud stopped many flights
- SurtseyPlaceA volcanic island that rose off Iceland in 1963
- Mount ErebusPlaceAntarctica; the southernmost active volcano
- Mount KilimanjaroPlaceTanzania; a dormant volcano and Africa's highest peak
- Ol Doinyo LengaiPlaceTanzania; the 'Mountain of God' that erupts unusual lava
- Mount AraratPlaceTurkey; a large volcano near the Armenian border
- SantoriniPlaceGreece; a volcanic island with a flooded caldera
- Yellowstone CalderaPlaceWyoming, USA; a giant volcanic basin with geysers
- Ring of FirePlaceA belt of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
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