Volcano (disambiguation)
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A volcano
is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a vent in a planet's surface of magma.
Volcano may also refer to:
Volcano
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is a geological landform usually generated by the eruption through a vent in a planet's surface of magma.
Volcano may also refer to:
Islands
- Volcano Island, Philippines
- Volcano IslandsVolcano IslandsThe Volcano Islands is a group of three Japanese islands south of the Bonin Islands that belong to the municipality of Ogasawara...
, Japan, a part of Bonin Islands
Towns
- Volcano, CaliforniaVolcano, CaliforniaVolcano is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2070 feet . The population was 115 at the 2010 census. It is located at , just north of Pine Grove. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #29...
, United States - Bath, CaliforniaBath, CaliforniaBath is a former settlement in Placer County, California. Bath is located northeast of Foresthill. It lay at an elevation of 3442 feet ....
, United States, once known as Volcano - Mundo, CaliforniaMundo, CaliforniaMundo is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad southeast of Frink, at an elevation of 190 feet below sea level....
, United States, once known as Volcano - Volcano, Hawaii, United States
Volcanoes
- The Volcano (British Columbia)The Volcano (British Columbia)The Volcano, also known as Lava Fork volcano, is a small cinder cone in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately northwest of the small community of Stewart near the head of Lava Fork...
, a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada - Volcano MountainVolcano MountainVolcano Mountain is an active cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers...
, volcano in central Yukon, Canada - Volcano VentVolcano VentVolcano Vent is a small shield volcano in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprises the West Tuya lava field with West Vent and Grizzly Butte. It is one of the three small shield volcanoes in the...
, volcano in British Columbia.
Film and television
- Volcano (1950 film), an Italian film starring Anna MagnaniAnna MagnaniAnna Magnani was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo....
- Volcano (1997 film), an action drama film starring Tommy Lee Jones
- Volcano (2011 film)Volcano (2011 film)Volcano is a 2011 Icelandic drama film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The film has been selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.-Cast:* Auður Drauma Bachmann as Tinna* Þorsteinn Bachmann as Ari...
, an Icelandic film - "Volcano" (South Park), an episode of the television series South Park
- Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryVolcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm LowryVolcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry is a 1976 Canadian documentary film about writer Malcolm Lowry. Written and directed by Donald Brittain and John Kramer, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature....
, a documentary film - "Volcano", eighth episode of the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Daleks' Master Plan
Bands
- Volcano (supergroup), a punk/country supergroup from the United States
- Volcano!Volcano!For the Choose Your Own Adventure book, see Volcano! .volcano! is a three-piece rock band from Chicago, Illinois that draw on influences ranging from Classic rock, Post-punk, Free Jazz and Noise Rock.-History:...
, an experimental band from Chicago, Illinois, United States - Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! was an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York . The band's name was reportedly inspired by the Tom Hanks film Joe Versus the Volcano, though the band has never revealed the inspiration for the name.-History:The band's beginnings can be traced back to 1998...
, American rock band - Volcano, a Japanese thrash/power metal band formed in 1993
- Volcano, heavy dark rock from Berlin, Germany
Albums
- Volcano (Edie Brickell album), a 2003 album by Edie Brickell including the song "Volcano"
- Volcano (Jimmy Buffett album)Volcano (Jimmy Buffett album)Volcano is the 10th studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and is his 11th overall. It was released in May 1979 as MCA 5102 and was his first release on that label after its absorption of ABC Dunhill....
, a 1979 album by Jimmy Buffett including the song "Volcano" - Volcano (Satyricon album)Volcano (Satyricon album)Volcano is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Satyricon. The album is one of the band's more successful records, having won several awards, including the Norwegian Grammy for "Best Metal Album," Alarm awards for "Metal Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "Fuel For Hatred," and an...
, a 2002 album by Satyricon - Volcano (Volcano album), a 2004 album by Volcano, a punk/country supergroup from the United States
- Volcano (Gatsbys American Dream album)Volcano (Gatsbys American Dream album)Volcano is the fourth album by Gatsbys American Dream. The album is also known by the full title printed on the cover, Gatsbys American Dream and the Volcano....
, a 2005 album by Gatsbys American Dream
Songs
- "Volcano", a song by Bell X1 on their album Neither Am INeither Am INeither Am I is the debut studio album by Irish band Bell X1, released on October 13, 2000. It features a number of songs previously written and recorded with Damien Rice, the lead singer of the band's former incarnation, Juniper, and with producer and Crowded House bassist, Nick Seymour.-Track...
; covered by Damien Rice - "Volcano," a song from the album Volcano by Edie Brickell
- "Volcano" (Jimmy Buffett song)Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song)"Volcano" is a song performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was written by Jimmy Buffett, Keith Sykes, and Harry Dailey and released as a single on MCA 41161 in November 1979....
, a single and song from the album Volcano by Jimmy Buffett - "Volcano" (The Presidents of the United States of America song), a song from the album II by The Presidents of the United States of America
- "Volcano", a song from the eponymous album by the punk/country supergroup Volcano
- "Volcano", a song from the album Modern GuiltModern GuiltModern Guilt is the eleventh studio album by American alternative musician Beck. It was released on July 8, 2008. The album fulfills Beck's recording contract with Interscope Records...
by Beck - "Volcano", a song by Red Plastic BagRed Plastic BagStedson Wiltshire, better known by the sobriquet of Red Plastic Bag, RPB, or merely Bag, is a calypsonian from Barbados. He has won the Barbadian calypso monarch competition a record nine times. Hailing from the eastern, rural Barbadian parish of Saint Philip, RPB became one of few performers from...
- "Volcano", a song from Dethalbum IIDethalbum IIThe album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 45,000 copies in its first week of release.-Track listing:-Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse:* Nathan Explosion – vocals, lyricist* Pickles the Drummer – drums, backup vocals...
by metal band Dethklok - “Volcano”, a song by SwansSwansSwans can refer to:*Swan, the birdMusic*Swans , an American band formed in 1982*Swans , an EP by the above band*Swans, an EP by the Filipino electronic act Names Are For Tombstones...
from their album Soundtracks for the BlindSoundtracks for the BlindSoundtracks for the Blind is the eleventh studio album by Swans, and the final for fourteen years, until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. It was released as a double-CD in 1996...
Other
- Lesley VainikoloLesley VainikoloLesley Vainikolo is a dual code professional rugby football player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby. He plays on the wing....
, nicknamed Volcano, rugby player - Volcano, The Blast CoasterVolcano, The Blast CoasterVolcano, The Blast Coaster, or "Volcano", is the launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion. It is one of the more popular rides since its opening on August 3, 1998. It is a custom designed ride designed by Paramount Parks and famous roller coaster designer Werner Stengel. The ride was...
, launched roller coaster at Kings Dominion - Volcano (1854–1877), one of the four South Devon Railway Tornado classSouth Devon Railway Tornado classThe four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
steam locomotives - Volcano! (gamebook), sixty-fourth book in the original Choose Your Own Adventure series
- Volcanic Repeating ArmsVolcanic Repeating ArmsThe Volcanic Repeating Arms Company was a company formed in 1855 by partners Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson to develop Walter Hunt's Rocket Ball ammunition and lever action mechanism. Volcanic made an improved version of the Rocket Ball ammunition, and a carbine and pistol version of the lever...
, weapons company