Volcanoes of the World

Third Edition

Lee Siebert, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9780520947931
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geology & Earth Sciences

This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have been documented. This edition updates the book's key components: a directory of volcanoes active during the Holocene; a chronology of eruptions over the past ten thousand years; a gazetteer of volcano names, synonyms, and subsidiary features; an extensive list of references; and an introduction placing these data in context. This edition also includes new photographs, data on the most common rock types forming each volcano, information on population densities near volcanoes, and other features, making it the most comprehensive source available on Earth's dynamic volcanism.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Data Criteria and Context
• Directory of Volcanoes
• Chronology of Eruptions
• Large-Volume Holocene Eruptions
• Fatalities and Evacuations
• Preliminary List Of Pleistocene Volcanoes
• Preliminary List Of Large-Volume Pleistocene Eruptions
• Color Photo Section
• Gazetteer
• References