The world’s most active volcanoes - in photos

From the lava lakes of Kilauea, Hawaii, to volcanoes in the heart of African desert

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Piton de la Fournaise

There are around 1,500 potentially active volcanoes in the world, according to the US Geological Survey, and 500 of them have erupted in recorded history.

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