A selection of photos taken from space.Look, look like volcanoes from a great height. Chaiten - an active volcano in Chile
Altitude - 1122 m caldera is about 3 km in diameter on the bottom of it there are several crater lakes. The volcano was active during the 9400-9500 years, until May 2, 2008 has not begun a major eruption, the eruption is about 30 km in altitude. May 6 lava reached the village, 50 km radius were evacuated almost the entire population. Sarychev Volcano, Russia Sarychev volcano - the current stratovolcano on the island of Matua Greater Kuril Ridge, one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Islands. The early stage of the eruption in 2009 was recorded on June 12 from the International Space Station. Kluchevskoy, Russia Kluchevskoy (Kluchevskoy volcano) - the current stratovolcano on the east of Kamchatka. With a height of 4,850 m, is the highest active volcano in Eurasia. The volcano is about 7,000 years old.  Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Also see the article, "Volcanoes of Kamchatka". Pavlov Volcano, Alaska Volcano Pavlova - active stratovolcano at the southern tip of the Alaska Peninsula. The diameter of the volcano is about 7 km. Is one of the most active volcanoes in Alaska, to his credit more than 40 historical eruptions. The last major eruption was in 2013. Puyehue, Chile Puyehue - an active volcano in southern Chile. Altitude tops - 2,236 m 4 June 2011 in the area of the volcano, there were several smaller aftershocks, and the eruption began in the afternoon. Above the volcano Puyehue up a huge column of smoke and ash. The volcanic ash cloud is moving in the direction of the wind Argentina. According to the National Service of Geology and Mining of the country, the volcano threw a column of ash up to 10 km. The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland volcano eruption near Eyjafjallajökull glacier in Iceland began the night 20/21 March 2010. The main consequence of the eruption was the ejection of volcanic ash cloud, which disrupted air traffic in northern Europe. Nyiragongo volcano, Congo In 1882, there were 34 eruptions, while it also happens that the volcanic activity is continuously going on for many years. The main crater is 250 meters deep and 2 km wide, it sometimes forms lava lake. One of the most powerful Nyiragongo eruption occurred in 1977, when fire flows from killing several hundred people. Volcano Shin Moedake, Japan Following the massive earthquake in Japan volcano awoke Shin Moedake. It is located in the south-west of the country - on the island of Kyushu.The volcano threw a pile of stones in the sky, and over the mountain formed a giant cloud of ash. Mount Merapi, Indonesia Mount Merapi - the largest active volcano in Indonesia, located on the island of Java near the city of Yogyakarta. Height 2914 meters. Large eruptions occur on average every seven years. One of the most destructive eruptions recorded in 1673, when it was destroyed several towns and many villages at the foot of the volcano. Api volcano, Indonesia Api - one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia on the island of Sangeang. The height of the volcano - 1,949 meters. Mount Etna, Italy Etna - the current stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily. This is the highest active volcano in Europe. Now the height of Mount Etna is 3329 m above sea level. Etna - the largest active volcano in Italy, surpassing its nearest "rival" Vesuvius more than 2.5 times. According to various sources, at Etna is from 200 to 400 the side of volcanic craters. On average, every three months, then one, then another crater spewed lava. Also see the article, "Sicily and Mount Etna." Manam Volcano, Papua - New Guinea Manam large eruption occurred the morning of January 12 to the north of New Guinea. Volcanologists reported that on satellite images altitude ash emissions up to 14 kilometers.