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  • Global Volcano Locations Database

    Metadata Updated: February 27, 2019

    NCEI maintains a database of over 1,500 volcano locations obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World publication. The database includes information on the volcano name, location, elevation, volcano type, date of the last known eruption, and the certainty of Holocene volcanism.

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    License: U.S. Government Work

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    Dates

    Metadata Date July 30, 2018
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date February 27, 2019
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2002 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA CSW Harvest Source

    Graphic Preview

    Map of all volcano locations

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date July 30, 2018
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date February 27, 2019
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2002 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
    Bbox East Long 180.000000
    Bbox North Lat 89.000000
    Bbox South Lat -79.000000
    Bbox West Long -180.000000
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Map of all volcano locations
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/icons/volcano_locs.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G02135
    Harvest Object Id 968c61e9-fa52-457e-bdaf-053a26dfd968
    Harvest Source Id 2aed8e29-fc5b-4cde-aa66-fb1118fd705e
    Harvest Source Title NOAA CSW Harvest Source
    Licence Produced by the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin NaN-99-01

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