|
Volcano
|
Year
|
Deaths
|
Major Cause of
Deaths
|
|
Tambora, Indonesia
|
1815
|
92,000
|
Starvation
|
|
Krakatau, Indonesia
|
1883
|
36,417
|
Tsunami
|
|
Mount Pelee, Martinique
|
1902
|
29,025
|
Ash flows
|
|
Ruiz, Colombia
|
1985
|
25,000
|
Mudflows
|
|
Unzen, Japan
|
1792
|
14,300
|
Volcano collapse, tsunami
|
|
Laki, Iceland
|
1783
|
9,350
|
Starvation
|
|
Kelut, Indonesia
|
1919
|
5,110
|
Mudflows
|
|
Galunggung, Indonesia
|
1882
|
4,011
|
Mudflows
|
|
Vesuvius, Italy
|
1631
|
3,500
|
Mudflows, lava flows
|
|
Vesuvius, Italy
|
1779
|
3,360
|
Ash flows, falls
|
Monday, 5 November 2012
Top 10 Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions
Top 10 Largest Lakes of the World
|
Name and Location
|
Area(sq mi.)
|
Length(mi)
|
Depth(m)
|
|
Caspian
Sea (Azerbaijan-Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran)
|
152,239
|
745
|
946
|
|
Superior
(U.S.-Canada)
|
31,820
|
383
|
406
|
|
Victoria
(Tanzania-Uganda)
|
26,828
|
200
|
82
|
|
Huron
(U.S.-Canada)
|
23,010
|
247
|
229
|
|
Michigan
(U.S.)
|
22,400
|
321
|
281
|
|
Aral
(Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan)
|
13,000
|
266
|
68
|
|
Tanganyika
(Tanzania-Congo)
|
12,700
|
420
|
1,435
|
|
Baikal
(Russia)
|
12,162
|
395
|
1,741
|
|
Great
Bear (Canada)
|
12,000
|
232
|
82
|
|
Nyasa,
Malawi-Mozambique-Tanzania)
|
11,600
|
360
|
706
|
Top 10 Largest Islands of the World
Island
|
Location
and political affiliation
|
sq.
mi.
|
Greenland
|
North
Atlantic (Danish)
|
839,999
|
New
Guinea
|
Southwest
Pacific (Indonesia)
|
309,000
|
Borneo
|
West
mid-Pacific (Indonesian, South part Brunei and Malaysian)
|
287,300
|
Madagascar
|
Indian
Ocean (Malagasy Republic)
|
227,000
|
Baffin
|
North
Atlantic (Canadian)
|
195,926
|
Sumatra
|
Northeast
Indian Ocean (Indonesian)
|
182,859
|
Honshu
|
Sea
of Japan–Pacific (Japanese)
|
89,176
|
Great
Britain
|
Off
coast of NW Europe (England, Scotland and Wales)
|
88,795
|
Victoria
|
Arctic
Ocean (Canadian)
|
83,896
|
Ellesmere
|
Arctic
Ocean (Canadian)
|
75,767
|
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