Which Volcano is Really the Largest on Earth?

About this episode

This episode explores the largest volcano on Earth, its size, and its underwater location.

It’s almost twice the size of Washington state and stretches 18 miles down into the Earth’s crust – and it’s underwater too | Discover Wildlife Which countries have the most active volcanoes: Check the complete 2025 list of the world’s most volcanic countries | World News - The Times of India World's Largest Volcanoes: Height, Mass, Altitude, Footprint | Geology.com Mauna Loa - Wikipedia Contact the show - coolstuffdailypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• volcanoes
• geology
• earth science

Keywords

• largest volcano
• Mauna Loa
• active volcanoes
• volcanic countries

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Earth, Washington, Mauna Loa

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