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What is the Volcano Number?
The Volcano Number, also called VNUM, is a special code that gives every volcano on Earth a unique number. This helps scientists and researchers study volcanoes more easily. Think of it like a name tag for each volcano!
Who Created It?
The Volcano Number was created by the Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes of the World project, led by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior in the late 1930s. Today, it is managed by the Global Volcanism Program at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C..
Why is it Important?
This numbering system makes it easy for scientists to talk about and study volcanoes. It was featured in the book Volcanoes of the World, published in 1981 and 1994. Before 2013, the system used four numbers, a hyphen, and then two or three more numbers. The first two numbers showed the region, the next two the subregion, and the last two or three the specific volcano.
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