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US volcanoes quiz: How many can you name in 10 minutes?

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Summary
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73% Informative

The U.S. has the third -highest number of active volcanoes in the world, after Indonesia and Japan .

The majority are located in the Aleutian Islands , the Alaska Peninsula, the Hawaiian Islands and the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest .

There are 160 volcanoes that potentially pose a threat, including 18 considered to be a "very high threat".

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85

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89

Neutral language

74

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formal

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English

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45

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medium-lived

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