Who is Somma?
A somma volcano, also known as a sommian, is a volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone. The type is named after Mount Somma ("Summit"), a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the upper cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown. Other examples of somma volcanoes can be found on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands, stretching south from Kamchatka to Hokkaidō, Japan. Some examples of somma volcanoes are the following: Africa Mount Meru (Arusha Region, Tanzania) Pico do Fogo (Fogo Island, Cape Verde) Piton de la Fournaise (Réunion, France) Teide, Pico Viejo, Montaña Blanca, and Las Canadas Crater (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) Americas Cosigüina (Chinandega, Nicaragua) Tecapa (Usulután Department, El Salvador) Mount Mazama (Crater Lake) and Wizard Island (Oregon, United States) Mount St. Helens and associated lava domes, (Washington, United States) Asia Ebeko (Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia) Gunung Baru Jari (...
