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GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Topography
Largest Volcanoes by Area
This list features the largest super volcanoes with the largest calderas on Planet Earth.
RANK | VOLCANO | COUNTRY | SIZE (km²) |
1 | Yellowstone Caldera | United States | 3,472 |
2 | La Garita Caldera | United States | 3,000 |
3 | Pastos Grandes | Bolivia | 1,900 |
4 | La Pacana | Chile | 1,800 |
5 | Cerro Guacha | Bolivia | 1,500 |
6 | Cerro Galán | Argentina | 1,200 |
7 | Island Park Caldera | United States | 1,200 |
8 | Lake Toba | Indonesia | 1,130 |
9 | Vilama | Bolivia; Argentina | 850 |
10 | Lake Taupo | New Zealand | 616 |
References
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Christiansen, R. L. (2001). The Columbia River Basalt Group. In Volcanic Hazards, Geological Society of America, pp. 25-50. DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2364-4.25. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
Hurst, A. W. (1990). Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: Eruptive History and Associated Hazards. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, pp. 400-405. DOI: 10.1016/0377-0273(90)90064-Y. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
L., E. J., & R., R. (2008). The Geology of La Pacana. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, pp. 123-130. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.03.004. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
Lipman, P. W. (1997). The La Garita Caldera: A Mega-Eruption of the Late Tertiary. Geological Society of America, pp. 185-220. DOI: 10.1130/DNA-004. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
M., M. S., & M., K. (2015). The Island Park Caldera and its Relation to the Yellowstone Supervolcano. Journal of Geophysical Research, pp. 456-460. DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50254. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
P., A. L., & M., R. (2011). Volcanic Activity in the Andes: The Case of Vilama. Geological Society of America Special Paper 463, pp. 50-55. DOI: 10.1130/2011.463. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
K., S. R., & R., T. (2012). Geological Overview of Pastos Grandes. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, pp. 75-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.12.009. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
V., A. M., & S. T. H. (2010). Volcanic History of Cerro Galán. Geological Society of America Special Paper 475, pp. 234-240. DOI: 10.1130/2010.2475(12). (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
Ward, S. N., & Day, S. J. (2003). Toba: A Supervolcano of Indonesia. In The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. Academic Press, pp. 161-172. DOI: 10.1016/B978-012643140-2/50012-3. (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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