• Question: How many volcanos are there on earth?

    Asked by meg123 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Hi meg,

      Lots! It depends on what you count as a volcano… it’s a bit like asking how many islands are there – do you also count every pebble that sticks out the water on a beach?
      Roughly there are 1510 large and ‘active’ volcanoes on Earth.

      🙂 Sarah

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