One row per volcano with at least one known Holocene eruption, sourced from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program "Volcanoes of the World" database.
Format
A tibble with one row per volcano. Columns include:
- volcano_number
Integer. GVP unique volcano identifier.
- volcano_name
Character. Volcano name.
- primary_volcano_type
Character. Morphological classification (e.g. stratovolcano, shield, caldera).
- last_eruption_year
Character. Year of the most recently confirmed eruption, or
"Unknown"for volcanoes with only undated activity.- country
Character. Country containing the volcano.
- region
Character. GVP geographic region.
- subregion
Character. GVP geographic subregion.
- latitude, longitude
Numeric. WGS84 decimal degrees.
- elevation
Numeric. Summit elevation in meters above sea level.
- tectonic_settings
Character. Plate tectonic context and crustal type.
- evidence_category
Character. GVP evidence classification for activity (e.g. "Eruption Observed", "Eruption Dated").
- dominant_rock_type
Character. Primary rock composition where reported.
Additional columns from the GVP export are retained verbatim with names
standardized via janitor::make_clean_names().
Source
Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program. Volcanoes of the World. https://volcano.si.edu/volcanolist_holocene.cfm