It's Halloween, so what better time to look at some of the creepier names in the world of volcanoes? Ever since people stared up at erupting volcanoes and thought "Huh, I guess that thing might kill me," volcanoes have engendered a lot of fear and apprehension. So it's no wonder that a pile of them have horrific-sounding names. Now, this list is by no means complete---I created it by looking at the Global Volcanism Program's Holocene and Pleistocene volcano lists, so I likely missed a bunch of scary names in tongues I don't understand. But it's a good start, and if you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments. Here they are: my ten best Halloween-themed volcanoes. Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico: We'll start off with a volcano named "Route of the Dead Men" (mostly thanks to its remote, inhospitable location). Jornada del Muerto is a ...
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