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⟩ Tell me which were largest eruptions in past 250 years?

The size of volcanic eruptions is determined by the amount of lava emitted. The largest eruption over the past 2 centuries was Tambora in Indonesia in 1815.

β˜› Laki fissure, Iceland 1783

β˜› Tambora, Indonesia 1815

β˜› Cosiguina, Nicaragua 1835

β˜› Askja, Iceland 1875

β˜› Krakatau, Indonesia 1883

β˜› Tarawera, New Zealand 1886

β˜› Santa Maria, Guatemala 1902

β˜› Ksudach, Kamchatka 1907

β˜› Katmai, Alaska, USA 1912

β˜› Agung, Indonesia 1963

β˜› St. Helens, USA 1980

β˜› El ChichΓ³n, Mexico 1982

β˜› Pinatubo, Philippines 1991

β˜› Chaiten, Chile 2008

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