Which country contains the most volcanoes in the world?
The largest number of volcanoes in the world are found in America, while the most active volcano is in Indonesia. America has the largest number of volcanoes at 173. Most of the volcanoes in the US are found in Alaska, where eruptions occur almost every year.
Kilauea is the world's most active volcano, erupting continuously since 1983. There are about 161 active volcanoes in the US. Most of them are in the western part of the country.
Indonesia has the most active volcanoes in the world and is one of the places in the world located within the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is a 25,000-mile (40,000 km) horseshoe-shaped region bordering the Pacific Ocean, where countless tectonic plates collide.
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Indonesia has 147 volcanoes, of which 129 are active. They are spread over the islands of Sumatra, Celebes, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Lesser Sunda and Sulawesi islands.
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Many active volcanoes in Indonesia are the result of a collision between three primary tectonic plates. The Eurasian Plate is moving south. The Indo-Australian Plate is moving north. The Philippine Plate is moving west.
