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How many active volcanoes are there in Italy? (That have erupted during the last 100 years)

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These are Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli. There are several other volcanoes considered dormant, of which 7 erupted in historic times (Vulcano 1890, Isola Ferdinandea 1831, Campi Flegrei 1528, Ischia 1302, Larderello 1282, Lipari 729, Vulsini 104BC)
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flagItaly
3%
26%
67%
1%
76
flagGermany
7%
26%
63%
1%
154
flagthe Netherlands
13%
25%
53%
6%
43
flagRepublic of Ireland
9%
31%
53%
3%
32
flagAustria
12%
28%
52%
8%
25
flagNorway
7%
28%
50%
14%
14
flagCanada
15%
33%
45%
5%
51
flagthe Philippines
8%
33%
45%
12%
24
flagFrance
9%
40%
45%
4%
22
flagThailand
30%
20%
45%
5%
20
flagGreece
23%
27%
44%
4%
43
flagSpain
22%
22%
44%
7%
27
flagUkraine
30%
23%
43%
3%
30
flagthe United Kingdom
13%
33%
42%
10%
314
flagAustralia
10%
31%
41%
15%
58
flagPoland
20%
34%
37%
7%
19402
flagthe United States
17%
30%
37%
13%
641
flagUnknown
12%
33%
37%
16%
24
flagIndia
9%
37%
34%
17%
114
flagIsrael
20%
46%
26%
6%
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Europe
North America
Africa
Australia

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in Indonesia
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