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All Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes

This group collects the Volcanic Formations subcategory's members whose own description identifies them as a stratovolcano or composite volcano, a steep, conical volcano built up over repeated eruptions from alternating layers of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash. The Andes, Central America and the Pacific Ring of Fire supply most of this subcategory's named stratovolcanoes, among them Chimborazo, Antisana and Baru Volcano, making this the subcategory's largest single volcano-type group. A member is placed here only when its own description names the stratovolcano or composite-volcano type directly, keeping it apart from an entry that merely sits on or near a volcano of this kind but is itself a different feature, such as an island, a caldera or a lava formation.

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Built up by many alternating layers of hardened lava and tephra. 1
All Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes
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Acatenango

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Aluto

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Antisana

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Arenal Volcano

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Baru Volcano

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Bulusan Volcano

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Cerro Tuzgle

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Chimborazo

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Concepcion Volcano

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Copiapo

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Cotopaxi

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El Misti

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Eyjafjallajokull

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Fuego Volcano

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Hekla

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Hibok-Hibok

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Ijen Crater

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Iraya Volcano

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Irazu Volcano

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Izalco

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Iztaccihuatl

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Kanlaon Volcano

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Kirishima

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Klyuchevskaya Sopka

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Krakatoa archipelago

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Licancabur

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Mahagnao Volcano

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Mayon Volcano

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Momotombo

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Mount Agung

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Mount Apo

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Mount Asama

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Mount Bandai

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Mount Bisoke

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Mount Cameroon

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Mount Elgon

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Mount Erebus

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Mount Etna

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Mount Fentale

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Mount Fuji

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Mount Iriga

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Mount Isarog

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Mount Karisimbi

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Mount Kenya

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Mount Kilimanjaro

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Mount Longonot

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Mount Matutum

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Mount Melbourne

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Mount Merapi

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Mount Meru

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Mount Mihara

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Mount Nyiragongo

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Mount Pinatubo

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Mount Ragang

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Mount Rainier

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Mount Rinjani

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Mount St. Helens

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Mount Vesuvius

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Nevado del Huila

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Nevado del Ruiz

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Nevado del Tolima

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Nevado San Francisco

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Ojos del Salado

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Öræfajökull

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Paektu Mountain

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Pico de Orizaba

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Poas Volcano

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Popocatepetl

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Resurgent Dome

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Ross Island

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Sajama

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Sakurajima

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San Cristobal Volcano

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Santa Ana Volcano

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Santa Maria Volcano

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Somma Volcano

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Tacana

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Tajumulco

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Torfajökull

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Turrialba Volcano

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Villarrica Volcano

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Virunga Mountains

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Stratovolcano
WikipediaStratovolcano, lead section
Quote, Stratovolcano, lead section
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra.
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