Volcanoes, ranked
 

Volcanoes, ranked
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Earth is home to about 1,500 active or potentially active volcanoes, and each day around 20 of these often-steaming vents erupt in a variety of ways.

Some ooze lava. Some explode violently.*

SEE ALSO: Why Guatemala's volcano erupted in deadly avalanches, but Hawaii's hasn't


But all are thrilling masses of dynamic earth.*

Here are 11 of the globe's most infamous, and some little known, volcanoes from around the world.

1. Novarupta

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The Novarupta lava plug.

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Alaska's Novarupta doesn't look like a typical mountain-shaped volcano. Instead, it exists as a 200-foot high lava dome.*

But don't be fooled. Read more...

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