Mount Fuji | Japan

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Mt Fuji is Japan's highest mountain at 3,776m. It is also one of the traditional "Three Holy Mountains" - along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, both located in central Japan. The dormant volcano, which last erupted just over 300 years ago, is visible from Tokyo on a clear day.

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Popocatépetl Volcano | Mexico

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The Church of Our Lady of Remedies in Cholula is a 16th-century Mexican Catholic parish church built atop of the 54 metres high Tlachihualtepetl pyramid. In the back you see one of Mexico’s two most famous volcanoes: the Popocatépetl.

Volcanoes of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is home to a great number of volcanoes — there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. The card pictures Arenal, Poás and Irazú.

For the past 50 years, Arenal was the country’s most active volcano, although it entered into a resting phase in 2010.

The Poás Volcano is another of Costa Rica’s largest and most active volcanoes, its rising up to 2,708 m.

The Irazú Volcano is located in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. It is the tallest volcano in the country, with a height of 3,432 m.

Tanna Island | Vanuatu

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Tanna is an island in Vanuatu, an archipelago country in the South Pacific. On the southeast coast the island is known for Mount Yasur, an active volcano with frequent explosions from its vents.

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Mount Etna Fireworks | Italy

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Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The volcano is located on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.

About a million people live on Etna’s slopes, and millions more reside on the coastlines across the Ionian sea. If part of the volcano near the shoreline becomes unstable and falls into the water, it could create mega-tsunamis that would devastate the shores of the eastern Mediterranean.

Mount Etna is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Koryaksky volcano | Russia

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Koryaksky is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The volcanoes of Kamchatka are a large group of volcanoes situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Kamchatka River and the surrounding central side valley are flanked by large volcanic belts containing around 160 volcanoes.

Volcanoes of Kamchatka is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Sunrise Peak on Jeju Island | South Korea

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Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This site comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha.

It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere.

This postcard is about Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak) tuff cone, rising out of the ocean, a dramatic landscape. In the background you see Mount Halla. The highest mountain in Korea, together with its waterfalls, multi-shaped rock formations, and lake-filled crater it is the third part of this UNESCO site.

Chaîne des Puys | France

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Did you know that right in the middle of France there is a chain of volcanoes that might erupt? The chain began to form approximately 95, 000 years ago, and the volcanic activity that formed the range stopped only about 10,000 years ago. So these volcanoes are dormant for quit some time already.

Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In the background you see the Puy de Dôme,  one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys.

Mount Liamuiga | Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Mount Liamuiga is a 1,100-meters high stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island. The last verified eruptions from the volcano were about 1,800 years ago.

The volcano is located on Saint Kitts island but the card was sent from Nevis. Together with neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is located about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The island has a population of about 11,000.

Volcanoes of Costa Rica | Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is home a great number of volcanoes: there are six active volcanoes and another 61 dormant or extinct ones. Three of the most noticible volcanoes are Arenal, Poás and Irazú.

For the past fifty years, Arenal was the country’s most active volcano, actually one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world. But it entered into a resting phase in 2010. Poás and Irazú are caldera volcanoes, whose craters are filled with water and rising steam.

Surtsey Island | Iceland

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Surtsey, the southernmost of the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, was formed during a volcanic eruption lasting from November 1963 to June 1967. Surtsey, meaning 'Surtur's island', is named after Surtr, the fire god in Icelandic mythology.

The island is UNESCO World Heritage site since 2008.

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Pjofafoss Waterfall, part of a set of two tourist stamps, issued 2016.  

Volcanic eruption at Fimmvörðuháls | Island

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Fimmvörðuháls is the area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull in southern Iceland. One of the most popular hiking trails in Iceland.

The Fimmvörðuháls eruption in 2010 was small and spectacular and attracted visitors from around the world It lasted for 23 days.

Tongariro National Park | New Zealand

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Tongariro National Park in New Zealand has active and extinct volcanoes, a diverse range of ecosystems and some spectacular landscapes.

Mt Ruapehu is one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes, and the highest mountain on the north island. It last erupted in 2007. The majestic slopes of Mt Ruapehu accommodate New Zealand’s largest and most developed ski areas. Skiing on an active volcano! Not for the faint of heart I guess.

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(left) Round Kiwi stamp, issued 2011.The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand.

(right) Maori Crafts, Taniko Embroidery. Part of a set of 6 stamps, issued in 1996. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand.

The island of Stromboli | Italy

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Stromboli is a very small Italian volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea just north of Sicily. It is one of the Aeolian Islands.

The island is actually just the tip of a vast underwater volcano that rises from the seabed 1,476m below. 

There are two small villages on the island, both together they only have about 350 inhabitants. 

Ometepe Island | Nicaragua

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Ometepe is an island located in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, the second largest lake in Latin America.

Its name means ‘two mountains’ in the native language. The island is home to two volcanoes: Maderas and Concepción. The latter is an active stratovolcano that erupted at least 25 times since 1883. 

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These six stamps with rainforest animals are part of a sheet of 20 stamp, issued 1991.

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Santiaguito Volcano | Guatemala

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Santiaguito has now been active for nearly a century. The volcano is part of a twin volcano system located near Quezaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city.

The Santiaguito lava dome was created in the aftermath of the explosion of the Santa Maria Volcano in 1902. Since then it has been erupting with an explosion of hot ash and rocks every few hours.

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(left) Part of a set of four stamps about legends and myths: the legend of Manualita. She was sentenced to death for witchcraft. But she escaped prison by a ship she drew on the prison walls with a piece of coal.

The stamp on the right is a 2013 Christmas stamp. 

A postcard from the West Indies: Montserrat

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Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory located in the Caribbean. Soufrière Hills Volcano began to erupt in 1995, for the first time since the 17th century.

The lava flows and ash falls forced two-thirds of the island's population to flee. Today the island has about 4,500 inhabitants.

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Part of a set of 12 butterfly stamps, issued 2013. 

White Island | New Zealand

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White Island is New Zealand’s only active marine volcano. It was named White Island by Captain Cook, the first European to sight the island in 1769. White Island has been in a near continuous stage of smoking since then.

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(right) The Antipodean albatross is a large albatross that breeds almost exclusively on the Auckland and Antipodes Islands.

The bird silhouette disappears if you warm up the stamp with your finger! 

The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean: Saba

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Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality of The Netherlands. The island consists largely of the 887 metres high Mount Scenery volcano. With only 13km² and 2,000 inhabitants, Saba is one of the smallest islands in the Caribbean.    

 

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Flamingo Express Dutch Caribbean is the mail service company for the BES-islands (Bonaire, Eustatius and Saba).

Jeju Island

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Jejudo is a volcanic island, 130 km from the southern coast of Korea. Located on the island is Sanbangsan Mountain, the result of violent volcanic activity some 700,000 to 800,000 years ago and is in fact a huge body of lava.  

The island is a popular vacation spot for Koreans and many Japanese. It remains one of the top honeymoon destinations for Korean newlyweds. 

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The birdstamp depicts  the Black-crowned Night-Heron. Issued in 2000 as part of a set of definitive stamps.