Home›Volcanic Formations›Protected Status›National Monument or LandmarkBrowse ByNational Monument or LandmarkProtected status records whether a formation is legally set aside from development. Wikipedia notes that the Grand Canyon "and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument" and several tribal reservations. Browsing by protected status shows which formations a visitor could see preserved and which have no such protection.FactsNational Monument or LandmarkSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonFormation OriginWell-attestedA vent or fissure allowing hot lava, ash and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. 1National Monument or LandmarkFilter Results20 entriesFormation FamilyAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (2)Columnar Basalt Formations (4)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (2)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (3)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (7)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (2)Formed By (Process)AllErosion (2)Orogeny (1)Volcanism (18)DisciplineAllGeomorphology (13)Volcanology (7)Formation TypeAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (2)Columnar Basalt Formations (4)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (2)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (3)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (7)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (2)WhereAllArmenia (1)Australia (1)Iceland (1)India (1)Japan (3)Nicaragua (1)Philippines (2)South Korea (1)Spain (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20Chiricahua HoodoosNational Monument or LandmarkDevils PostpileNational Monument or LandmarkDevils TowerNational Monument or LandmarkDimmuborgirNational Monument or LandmarkGarni GorgeNational Monument or LandmarkHawaiian IslandsNational Monument or LandmarkHeard Island and McDonald IslandsNational Monument or LandmarkHibok-HibokNational Monument or LandmarkLiancourt RocksNational Monument or LandmarkMorro RockNational Monument or LandmarkMount FujiNational Monument or LandmarkMount St. HelensNational Monument or LandmarkMount UnzenNational Monument or LandmarkNorthwestern Hawaiian IslandsNational Monument or LandmarkRoque NubloNational Monument or LandmarkShiprockNational Monument or LandmarkSolentiname IslandsNational Monument or LandmarkSt. Mary's IslandsNational Monument or LandmarkTaal VolcanoNational Monument or LandmarkTreshnish IslesNational Monument or LandmarkSources1. Wikipedia: Volcanotier 2WikipediaVolcano, lead sectionQuote, Volcano, lead sectionA volcano is a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.