Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)

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Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list) are a group of volcanoes worldwide identified by volcanologists as especially worthy of study and monitoring because of their large, destructive eruption potential and proximity to populated areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IAVCEI program
caldera volcano
complex volcano
shield volcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano
stratovolcano and lava dome complex
stratovolcano complex
volcano classification
abbreviationOfDefiningBody IAVCEI NERFINISHED
abbreviationOfProgram IDNDR NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list) NERFINISHED
definedBy International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior NERFINISHED
hasMember Avachinsky–Koryaksky NERFINISHED
Colima NERFINISHED
Etna NERFINISHED
Galeras NERFINISHED
Mauna Loa NERFINISHED
Merapi NERFINISHED
Nyiragongo NERFINISHED
Rainier NERFINISHED
Sakurajima NERFINISHED
Santamaria–Santiaguito NERFINISHED
Santorini NERFINISHED
Taal NERFINISHED
Teide NERFINISHED
Ulawun NERFINISHED
Unzen NERFINISHED
Vesuvius NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfMembers 16
hasPurpose to improve monitoring of high‑risk volcanoes
to promote study of volcanoes with large destructive potential
to reduce volcanic risk to nearby populations
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Campania
Canary Islands
Colombia NERFINISHED
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
Greece
Guatemala NERFINISHED
Hawaii NERFINISHED
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Java
Kagoshima Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED
Kyushu NERFINISHED
Luzon
Mexico
New Britain NERFINISHED
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
Philippines
Russia
Sicily
Spain
Tenerife NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington
surface form: Washington (state)
partOf United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction NERFINISHED
selectionCriteria accessibility for study and monitoring
history of large, destructive eruptions
proximity to densely populated areas
scientific and social importance
variety of volcanic phenomena

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Taal Volcano isOneOf Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)
Mount Pelée listedIn Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)
this entity surface form: Decade Volcanoes (historical discussions)
Unzen listedAs Decade Volcanoes (former IAVCEI list)
this entity surface form: Decade Volcano