What are Active Volcanoes?

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An active volcano can be difficult to identify because sometimes a single volcano can have multiple volcanic vents. This would mean it is one volcano erupting through various vents and therefore would be considered active. Active volcanoes are volcanoes that have erupted recently and is expected to erupt again like St. Helena.

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The most active volcano is in Hawaii. Its name is Kilauea. It has been erupting since 1983. The second most active volcano is Etna and is located in Italy.

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There are approximately 1,500 active volcanoes throughout the world. Some of these volcanoes erupt frequently and others do not erupt very often.

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