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distance from the city to the nearest catalogued volcano · 126 cities
  1. 1 🇳🇿 Auckland 6.2 km — Auckland Volcanic Field
  2. 2 🇵🇹 Funchal 8.3 km — Madeira
  3. 3 🇹🇼 Taipei 14.1 km — Tatun Volcanic Group
  4. 4 🇪🇸 Las Palmas 19.8 km — Gran Canaria
  5. 5 🇨🇷 San José 22.4 km — Barva
  6. 6 🇮🇹 Rome 23.2 km — Colli Albani
  7. 7 🇲🇽 Mexico City 32.4 km — Chichinautzin
  8. 8 🇮🇩 Denpasar–Canggu 41.8 km — Buyan-Bratan
  9. 9 🇦🇲 Yerevan 43 km — Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
  10. 10 🇰🇪 Nairobi 53.2 km — Suswa
  11. 11 🇬🇷 Athens 53.4 km — Methana
  12. 12 🇨🇦 Vancouver 67.3 km — Garibaldi
  13. 13 🇨🇱 Santiago 78.9 km — San Jose
  14. 14 🇯🇵 Tokyo 79.2 km — Hakoneyama
  15. 15 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 80.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  16. 16 🇷🇼 Kigali 83.8 km — Karisimbi
  17. 17 🇪🇸 Barcelona 92.2 km — Olot Volcanic Field
  18. 18 🇯🇵 Fukuoka 93.9 km — Unzendake
  19. 19 🇺🇸 Seattle 94.2 km — Rainier
  20. 20 🇬🇪 Tbilisi 95.7 km — Samsari Volcanic Center
  21. 21 🇨🇴 Medellín 118.1 km — Romeral
  22. 22 🇻🇳 Da Nang 122.9 km — Ly Son Group
  23. 23 🇲🇽 Guadalajara 130.4 km — Ceboruco
  24. 24 🇩🇪 Frankfurt 130.8 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  25. 25 🇺🇸 San Francisco 136.4 km — Clear Lake Volcanic Field
  26. 26 🇧🇧 Bridgetown 170.7 km — Soufriere St. Vincent
  27. 27 🇳🇱 Eindhoven 171.1 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  28. 28 🇪🇸 Madrid 174.1 km — Calatrava Volcanic Field
  29. 29 🇧🇪 Brussels 192.4 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  30. 30 🇯🇵 Osaka 199.1 km — Hakusan
  31. 31 🇲🇹 Valletta 210 km — Etna
  32. 32 🇦🇺 Melbourne 216.5 km — Newer Volcanics Province
  33. 33 🇲🇺 Port Louis 221.8 km — Fournaise, Piton de la
  34. 34 🇰🇷 Busan 237.2 km — Abu
  35. 35 🇪🇸 Málaga 241.6 km — Calatrava Volcanic Field
  36. 36 🇨🇭 Geneva 248.8 km — Chaine des Puys
  37. 37 🇺🇸 Los Angeles 261.2 km — Salton Buttes
  38. 38 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv 265.1 km — Ash Shaam, Harrat
  39. 39 🇹🇷 Antalya 266.7 km — Kula
  40. 40 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City 271 km — Cendres, Ile des
  41. 41 🇹🇷 Istanbul 273.1 km — Kula
  42. 42 🇳🇱 Amsterdam 280.4 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  43. 43 🇪🇸 Palma 289.4 km — Olot Volcanic Field
  44. 44 🇲🇾 George Town 315 km — Singkut
  45. 45 🇵🇷 San Juan 317.9 km — Saba
  46. 46 🇪🇸 Valencia 320.9 km — Calatrava Volcanic Field
  47. 47 🇵🇦 Panama City 332.8 km — Baru
  48. 48 🇨🇭 Zurich 335.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  49. 49 🇨🇾 Nicosia 336.8 km — Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
  50. 50 🇬🇷 Thessaloniki 338.1 km — Methana
  51. 51 🇭🇷 Split 341.8 km — Vesuvius
  52. 52 🇰🇷 Seoul 343.2 km — Ulleungdo
  53. 53 🇫🇷 Paris 344.4 km — Chaine des Puys
  54. 54 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur 352.5 km — Singkut
  55. 55 🇨🇭 Zug 355.1 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  56. 56 🇮🇹 Turin 375.7 km — Chaine des Puys
  57. 57 🇨🇾 Limassol 396.3 km — Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
  58. 58 🇨🇾 Paphos 404.2 km — Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
  59. 59 🇩🇪 Munich 411.2 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  60. 60 🇸🇬 Singapore 418.8 km — Marapi
  61. 61 🇨🇦 Calgary 430.7 km — Wells Gray-Clearwater
  62. 62 🇲🇪 Podgorica 440.5 km — Vesuvius
  63. 63 🇵🇹 Lisbon 444.8 km — Calatrava Volcanic Field
  64. 64 🇦🇱 Tirana 455.5 km — Vesuvius
  65. 65 🇹🇭 Chiang Mai 456.7 km — Popa
  66. 66 🇪🇸 Bilbao 461.8 km — Olot Volcanic Field
  67. 67 🇵🇹 Porto 465.9 km — Calatrava Volcanic Field
  68. 68 🇻🇳 Hanoi 473.7 km — Hainan Volcanic Field
  69. 69 🇮🇹 Milan 484 km — Chaine des Puys
  70. 70 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 487 km — Hainan Volcanic Field
  71. 71 🇨🇳 Shenzhen 494.5 km — Hainan Volcanic Field
  72. 72 🇸🇮 Ljubljana 498.3 km — Colli Albani
  73. 73 🇬🇧 London 511.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  74. 74 🇭🇷 Zagreb 521.2 km — Colli Albani
  75. 75 🇩🇪 Berlin 525.2 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  76. 76 🇨🇳 Shanghai 532.7 km — Halla
  77. 77 🇨🇿 Prague 539.5 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  78. 78 🇲🇽 Mérida 551.6 km — Chichon, El
  79. 79 🇧🇬 Sofia 564.7 km — Methana
  80. 80 🇨🇳 Hangzhou 585.1 km — Tatun Volcanic Group
  81. 81 🇷🇸 Belgrade 662.1 km — Vesuvius
  82. 82 🇷🇴 Bucharest 681 km — Kula
  83. 83 🇩🇰 Copenhagen 721.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  84. 84 🇦🇹 Vienna 725 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  85. 🇵🇱 Wrocław 725 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  86. 85 🇹🇭 Bangkok 738.2 km — Barren Island
  87. 86 🇸🇰 Bratislava 778.3 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  88. 87 🇭🇺 Budapest 810.2 km — Colli Albani
  89. 88 🇨🇳 Chengdu 814.8 km — Tengchong
  90. 89 🇰🇾 George Town 850.8 km — Yojoa, Lago
  91. 90 🇨🇳 Hefei 852.4 km — Tatun Volcanic Group
  92. 91 🇺🇸 Austin 864.6 km — Carrizozo
  93. 92 🇦🇺 Sydney 896.4 km — Newer Volcanics Province
  94. 93 🇰🇿 Almaty 928.3 km — Ashikule Volcanic Field
  95. 94 🇵🇱 Kraków 932 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  96. 95 🇮🇪 Dublin 966.1 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  97. 96 🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca 988.4 km — Vesuvius
  98. 97 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires 1003 km — Payun Matru
  99. 98 🇧🇭 Manama 1006 km — Kishb, Harrat
  100. 99 🇵🇱 Warsaw 1011.2 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  101. 100 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi 1057.3 km — Bir Borhut
  102. 101 🇶🇦 Doha 1066.9 km — Kishb, Harrat
  103. 102 🇳🇴 Oslo 1110.9 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  104. 103 🇦🇪 Dubai 1156.7 km — Bir Borhut
  105. 104 🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah 1187.4 km — Damavand
  106. 105 🇺🇾 Montevideo 1190.3 km — Payun Matru
  107. 🇴🇲 Muscat 1190.3 km — Bir Borhut
  108. 106 🇸🇪 Stockholm 1243.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  109. 107 🇦🇺 Brisbane 1331.3 km — McBride Volcanic Province
  110. 108 🇱🇹 Vilnius 1341.8 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  111. 109 🇱🇻 Riga 1360.4 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  112. 110 🇺🇸 Miami 1449.6 km — Yojoa, Lago
  113. 111 🇫🇮 Turku 1495.6 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  114. 112 🇫🇮 Oulu 1525.2 km — Jan Mayen
  115. 113 🇪🇪 Tallinn 1533.3 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  116. 114 🇫🇮 Helsinki 1588.7 km — West Eifel Volcanic Field
  117. 115 🇮🇳 GIFT City 1639 km — Ashikule Volcanic Field
  118. 116 🇮🇳 Bangalore 1766.2 km — Barren Island
  119. 117 🇰🇿 Astana 1886 km — Jombolok
  120. 118 🇧🇷 Florianópolis 1899.2 km — Blanco, Cerro
  121. 119 🇧🇷 São Paulo 2126.8 km — Cordon de Puntas Negras
  122. 120 🇿🇦 Cape Town 2166.3 km — Prince Edward Island
  123. 121 🇨🇦 Toronto 2327.4 km — Dotsero
  124. 122 🇦🇺 Perth 2505.6 km — Newer Volcanics Province
  125. 123 🇺🇸 New York 2766.5 km — Saba
  126. 124 🇨🇦 Montreal 2792.8 km — Dotsero

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