Most Volcanic Islands
Most Volcanic Islands is a structured geography dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Island, Country, Active Volcanoes. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Island, Country, Active Volcanoes, Highest Peak (m), Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Active Volcanoes range
- 1 to 48
- Across 16 preview rows
- Highest Peak (m) range
- 361 to 4,207
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Island, Country, and Active Volcanoes across geography entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Island↕ | Country↕ | Active Volcanoes↕ | Highest Peak (m)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java | Indonesia | 45 | 3,676 | Most volcanoes of any island, Mount Merapi, Bromo, Krakatoa nearby, 150 million people |
| Iceland | Iceland | 32 | 2,110 | Mid-Atlantic Ridge sits under the island, Eyjafjallajokull, Hekla, Katla |
| Sumatra | Indonesia | 35 | 3,805 | Toba supervolcano caldera, Sinabung, Marapi, Kerinci |
| Luzon | Philippines | 13 | 2,922 | Mayon perfect cone, Pinatubo 1991 eruption, Taal caldera lake |
| Hawaii (Big Island) | United States | 5 | 4,207 | Kilauea most active on Earth, Mauna Loa largest by volume, new land forming |
| Sicily | Italy | 3 | 3,357 | Mount Etna most active in Europe, Stromboli nearby, Vulcano origin of the word |
| Kyushu | Japan | 17 | 1,791 | Sakurajima erupts near daily, Aso caldera one of world's largest, Unzen |
| Honshu | Japan | 48 | 3,776 | Mount Fuji iconic stratovolcano, Asama, Ontake, largest Japanese island |
| New Britain | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2,248 | Rabaul caldera, Tavurvur, Pacific Ring of Fire hotspot |
| Ambrym | Vanuatu | 2 | 1,334 | Marum and Benbow lava lakes, among only handful of persistent lava lakes on Earth |
| Reunion | France | 1 | 3,071 | Piton de la Fournaise one of most active on Earth, hotspot volcano, Indian Ocean |
| Sao Miguel | Portugal | 7 | 1,103 | Azores main island, Sete Cidades caldera lakes, hot springs at Furnas |
| Tenerife | Spain | 1 | 3,718 | Mount Teide highest peak in Spain, last erupted 1909, Canary Islands hotspot |
| Bali | Indonesia | 2 | 3,031 | Mount Agung sacred volcano, Batur caldera, 2017 eruption grounded flights |
| Tanna | Vanuatu | 1 | 361 | Mount Yasur one of world's most accessible active volcanoes, erupts hourly |
| Montserrat | United Kingdom | 1 | 915 | Soufriere Hills destroyed capital Plymouth in 1995, half the island off-limits |
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