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  • Global Volcano Locations Database

    Metadata Updated: February 7, 2017

    NGDC 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 October 1, 2015
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date February 7, 2017
    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 October 1, 2015
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date February 7, 2017
    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
    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 http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/icons/volcano_locs.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G02135
    Harvest Object Id e39dc594-7d3a-42ab-8bee-36330ecc3273
    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., While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
    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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