Home›Volcanic Formations›Protected Status›National Park or ReserveBrowse ByNational Park or ReserveProtected 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 Park or ReserveSourcesComments (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 Park or ReserveFilter Results87 entriesFormation FamilyAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (12)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (2)Columnar Basalt Formations (2)Geothermal and Hydrothermal Features (2)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (5)Named Volcanoes (6)Shield Volcanoes (5)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (42)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (9)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (2)Formed By (Process)AllErosion (2)Glaciation (2)Orogeny (29)Plate Tectonics (1)Volcanism (51)DisciplineAllGeomorphology (52)Oceanography (1)Speleology (1)Volcanology (32)Formation TypeAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (12)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (2)Columnar Basalt Formations (2)Geothermal and Hydrothermal Features (2)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (5)Named Volcanoes (6)Shield Volcanoes (5)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (42)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (9)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (2)WhereAllArgentina (1)Australia (2)Bolivia (2)Cameroon (1)Chile (5)Colombia (3)Costa Rica (5)Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)Ecuador (3)Ethiopia (1)Guatemala (1)Iceland (3)Indonesia (5)Italy (1)Japan (8)Kenya (5)Mexico (4)New Zealand (1)Nicaragua (2)Nigeria (1)Peru (2)Philippines (12)Russia (1)Rwanda (2)South Africa (1)Sweden (1)Taiwan (1)Tanzania (3)Tunisia (1)Uganda (2)United Kingdom (2)United States (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 87AntisanaNational Park or ReserveArenal VolcanoNational Park or ReserveBulusan VolcanoNational Park or ReserveChachaniNational Park or ReserveChimborazoNational Park or ReserveChyulu HillsNational Park or ReserveConcepcion VolcanoNational Park or ReserveCotopaxiNational Park or ReserveCrater LakeNational Park or ReserveDesventuradas IslandsNational Park or ReserveEl MistiNational Park or ReserveFranz Josef LandNational Park or ReserveGalite IslandsNational Park or ReserveIraya VolcanoNational Park or ReserveIrazu VolcanoNational Park or ReserveIztaccihuatlNational Park or ReserveIzu PeninsulaNational Park or ReserveJuan Fernández IslandsNational Park or ReserveKanlaon VolcanoNational Park or ReserveKegon FallsNational Park or ReserveKelimutuNational Park or ReserveKilaueaNational Park or ReserveKirishimaNational Park or ReserveKoster IslandsNational Park or ReserveKrakatoaNational Park or ReserveKrakatoa archipelagoNational Park or ReserveLakiNational Park or ReserveLassen PeakNational Park or ReserveLicancaburNational Park or ReserveMahagnao VolcanoNational Park or ReserveMariana IslandsNational Park or ReserveMauna LoaNational Park or ReserveMayon VolcanoNational Park or ReserveMount AsamaNational Park or ReserveMount AsoNational Park or ReserveMount BanahawNational Park or ReserveMount BandaiNational Park or ReserveMount BromoNational Park or ReserveMount CameroonNational Park or ReserveMount CoorooraNational Park or ReserveMount ElgonNational Park or ReserveMount FentaleNational Park or ReserveMount IsarogNational Park or ReserveMount KilimanjaroNational Park or ReserveMount KitangladNational Park or ReserveMount KulalNational Park or ReserveMount LongonotNational Park or ReserveMount MalindangNational Park or ReserveMount MarsabitNational Park or ReserveMount MatutumNational Park or ReserveMount MerapiNational Park or ReserveMount MeruNational Park or ReserveMount MuhaburaNational Park or ReserveMount NyiragongoNational Park or ReserveMount RagangNational Park or ReserveMount RainierNational Park or ReserveMount SabyinyoNational Park or ReserveMount VesuviusNational Park or ReserveNevado del HuilaNational Park or ReserveNevado del QuindíoNational Park or ReserveNevado del TolimaNational Park or ReserveNevado Tres CrucesNational Park or ReserveOl Doinyo LengaiNational Park or ReserveÖræfajökullNational Park or ReservePacaya VolcanoNational Park or ReservePenghuNational Park or ReservePico de OrizabaNational Park or ReservePinacate PeaksNational Park or ReservePitcairn IslandsNational Park or ReservePoas VolcanoNational Park or ReservePopocatepetlNational Park or ReservePrince Edward IslandsNational Park or ReserveRincon de la ViejaNational Park or ReserveSajamaNational Park or ReserveSakurajimaNational Park or ReserveSan Cristobal VolcanoNational Park or ReserveSvartifossNational Park or ReserveTaal VolcanoNational Park or ReserveThe Organ Pipes, VictoriaNational Park or ReserveTojinboNational Park or ReserveTreshnish IslesNational Park or ReserveTurrialba VolcanoNational Park or ReserveUbehebe CraterNational Park or ReserveValley of Ten Thousand SmokesNational Park or ReserveVillarrica VolcanoNational Park or ReserveWaimangu Volcanic Rift ValleyNational Park or ReserveWase RockNational Park or ReserveSources1. 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.