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    The document lists the 10 deadliest volcanoes throughout history, providing their name, location, number of eruptions, year of most deadly eruption, number of casualties from that eruption, and current status. Most of the volcanoes are located in Indonesia, Japan, Columbia, Guatemala and other areas along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plate movement has caused high volcanic and seismic activity resulting in eruptions that have caused thousands of casualties.

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    The document lists the 10 deadliest volcanoes throughout history, providing their name, location, number of eruptions, year of most deadly eruption, number of casualties from that eruption, and current status. Most of the volcanoes are located in Indonesia, Japan, Columbia, Guatemala and other areas along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plate movement has caused high volcanic and seismic activity resulting in eruptions that have caused thousands of casualties.

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    Top 10 most deadly volcanoes

    Name

    Location

    Times of Eruption

    Year of Eruption

    Casualties

    Status & Last date of


    Eruption

    Laki
    (Grmsvtn)

    Iceland
    (Europe)

    58

    1783

    6,000,000

    Restless
    1784

    Huaynaputina

    Peru
    (South America)

    1600

    2,000,000

    Dormant
    1600

    Mt. Tambora

    Indonesia
    (Asia)

    1815

    71,000

    Dormant
    1967

    Mt. Krakatoa

    Indonesia
    (Asia)

    48

    1883

    36,000

    Restless
    2015

    Mt. Pelee

    Martinique
    (North America)

    1902

    30,000

    Dormant
    1932

    Nevado Del Ruiz

    Columbia
    (South America)

    18

    1985

    23,000

    Active
    2016

    Mt. Unzen

    Japan
    (Asia)

    1792

    15,000

    Dormant
    1996

    Mt. Kelut

    Indonesia
    (Asia)

    26

    1586

    10,000

    Dormant
    2014

    Santa Maria

    Guatemala
    (North America)

    1902

    6,000

    Active
    2016

    Mt. Galunggung

    Indonesia
    (Asia)

    1822

    4,011

    Dormant
    1984

    Referring to the information above, most of the most deadly volcanoes are lie on the Asia, North America, and South America continents. These continents
    coasts are all located on the Ring of Fire. Wikipedias definition of Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of
    earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, and so, the information written above is the evidence for the Ring of Fire.

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