Mount Etna
> Location: Catania (Sicily), Italy
> Height above sea level: 11,013 feet (3,357 meters)
> Status: Active
Located on the island of Sicily, Mount Etna is the highest volcano in Western Europe and one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has likely been active for the last 2.6 million years and is frequently seen emitting a plume of smoke.
Mount Semeru
> Location: East Java, Indonesia
> Height above sea level: 12,060 feet (3,676 meters)
> Status: Active
Mount Semeru, which is extremely active, is the highest volcano on the Indonesian island of Java. It has been in near constant eruption since 1967, with the last major episode, on December 4, 2021, destroying more than 5,000 homes and killing at least 69.
Mount Teide
> Location: Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain
> Height above sea level: 12,188 feet (3,715 meters)
> Status: Active
Located on the most populous of the Canary Islands – a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa – Mount Teide is the third largest volcano in the world when measured from base to summit, with a total height of 24,600 feet.
Mount Fuji
> Location: Honshu, Japan
> Height above sea level: 12,388 feet (3,776 meters)
> Status: Active
This iconic volcano is the highest mountain in Japan. Although considered active by geologists, it has been dormant since 1707, when it last erupted. The present mountain is actually a composite of three older volcanoes.
Acatenango Volcano
> Location: Antigua, Guatemala
> Height above sea level: 13,045 (3,976 meters)
> Status: Active
This double-summit volcano overlooking Antigua had its last major eruption in 1972, but is a popular tourist destination with a difficult and steep hike that affords the adventurous excellent views of the nearby active Fuego Volcano, known for its nearly constant spewing of ash and smoke.
