• Question: What is the name of the biggest volcanoe you have seen erupt?

    Asked by felineladclarke to Jon, Debbie, Glyn, Kat, Nicola on 11 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by lewis19.
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      Jonathan Stone answered on 11 Mar 2013:


      Good question. Probably one of two volcanoes in Guatemala. Either Fuego or Santiaguito. However, the biggest eruption I have ever seen was in Montserrat. The volcano (Soufrière Hills Volcano) shot ash up to 30,000ft, which is as high as passenger jets fly…that was quite scary.

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