Mountains & Volcanoes
Mauna Loa
2nd Tallest mountain when measured from base to summit. This is also the largest volcano on Earth.
Kangchenjunga
3rd most elevated mountain on Earth.
Lhotse
4th most elevated mountain on Earth.
Kilauea
A shield volcano in Hawaii that is the most active in the world.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest mountain; also a volcano.
Mount Kenya
Africa's second highest peak
Matterhorn
Almost perfectly pyramidal shaped mountain in Switzerland and Italy
Vinson Massif
Antarctica's highest peak
Mount Kosciuszko
Australia's highest point
Mount Logan
Canada's highest peak
Mount St. Helens
Erupted in 1980. This one of the most destructive volcanic eruptions in the history of the USA.
Nevado del Ruiz
Generated deadly lahars in 1985 that attained speeds of 60 miles per hour and claimed 25,000 lives. Located in Colombia.
Mount Mitchell
Highest Peak east of the Mississippi River in the USA
Mount Elbrus
Highest mountain in Europe
Denali
Highest mountain in North America
Mount Rainier
Highest mountain of the Cascade Range and a dormant volcano.
Aconcagua
Highest peak in South America and the Western Hemisphere.
Mount Whitney
Highest peak in the contiguous United States.
Blue Mountain Peak
Highest point in Jamaica
Mount Tambora
In 1815, this volcano caused the biggest eruption in recorded history.
Mount Fuji
Japan's highest mountain peak.
Mount Etna
Largest active volcano in Europe
Mount Cook
New Zealand's highest peak
Mount Pinatubo
Part of a chain of composite volcanoes on the west coast of Luzon, Philippines; in June 1991, it erupted for 9 hours; vented sulfuric dioxide into the atmosphere. Cooled global temperatures by 0.5 degrees celsius.
K2
Second most elevated peak in the world
Taal Volcano
Smallest active volcano in the world.
Mount Elbert
Tallest Mountain in Rocky Mountains
Mauna Kea
Tallest mountain on Earth when measured from base to summit.
Mount Olympus
The highest mountain in Greece, where the ancient Greeks believed many of their Gods and Godesses lived
Puncak Jaya
The highest point in the continent of Australia, Oceania, and Indonesia. It's located on the island of New Guinea.
Mount Pelee
The volcano that erupted in 1902, destroying the town of St. Pierre, Martinique.
Mount Everest
The world's most elevated, not tallest, mountain.
Krakatau
This volcano, located in Indoensia, caused the loudest noise in recorded history. The eruption could be heard in Madagascar, which is all the way across the Indian Ocean.
Mount Vesuvius
Volcano that erupted in 79 AD that killed many people and buried the city of Pompeii
Paricutin
Volcano that surged from a cornfield and buried two villages. This was the first time scientists watched the birth and death of a volcano.
Mont Blanc
highest peak in the European Alps
