Tag:natural=volcano
 natural = volcano
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An opening exposed on the earth's surface where volcanic material is emitted. 
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Status: approved
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A 
volcano is an opening exposed on the earth's surface where volcanic material is emitted. All volcanoes contain a central vent underlying the summit crater of the volcano. Some volcanos may have more than one vent, fissures and fumaroles.
A volcano can have one or more volcanic vents, which are mapped with geological=volcanic_vent.
How to map
Add the natural=volcano as a node 
. Place it as close to the centre of the main crater/caldera/vent as you can.
Name the volcano using name=* on the node.
Tags used in combination
volcano:status=*- Status of the Volcanovolcano:status=active- activevolcano:status=dormant- dormant (the volcano was active in historical times)volcano:status=extinct- extinct (the volcano has not erupted in recorded history) - However, a feature should not be tagged as a volcano if this status lacks Verifiability: there should be a crater, lava plug or other evidence of an extinct volcanic vent.
volcano:type=*- Volcano typevolcano:type=stratovolcano- Stratovolcano on Wikipediavolcano:type=shield- Shield volcano on Wikipediavolcano:type=scoria- Volcanic cone on Wikipedia
- These are the three main types. Further information in Volcano on Wikipedia
ele=*- Height of a volcano in meters in relation to the sea levelwikipedia=*- a separate Wikipedia articlewikidata=*- a separate Wikidata objectlocation=underwater- submarine volcano
Relation to natural=peak
Note although many volcanoes are mountains and in many maps natural=volcano and natural=peak are rendered in a similar way the location of the main volcanic vent/crater is generally not identical to the highest peak so natural=volcano does not necessarily imply a mountain peak.
Crater rim
The crater rim can be tagged using
natural=cliffornatural=ridgedepending on the shape of the crater plusgeological=volcanic_caldera_rimto indicate that it is a volcanic crater/caldera rim
Röntgen icons
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volcano:type=stratovolcano
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volcano:type=shield
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volcano:type=scoria
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Example
natural=volcano name=Anak Krakatau alt_name=Krakatoa volcano:type=stratovolcano volcano:status=active ele=200
Related tags
natural=sinkholegeological=volcanic_caldera_rimgeological=volcanic_ventgeological=volcanic_lava_fieldgeological=meteor_craterhistoric=bomb_crater
See also
- Approved proposal
- Proposal for more volcanic features
- Volcano on Wikipedia