Linked volcano names (below) go to the report for this month within all of the Smithsonian reports for that volcano. Select "Complete Issue" to see all the reports for this month.
Karthala (Comoros)
Eruption on 24 November 2005; big evacuation and one fatality
Piton de la Fournaise (Reunion Island)
Eruption on 5 October follows four months of heightened activity
Montagu Island (S Sandwich Islands)
N-coast delta grew during 14 September-4 October 2005
Aoba (Vanuatu)
New eruption begins on 27 November 2005 and builds cone in crater lake
Garbuna Group (Papua New Guinea)
First historically witnessed eruption in October 2005
Langila (Papua New Guinea)
Active during August-September, decreasing during October-November
Fukutoku-Okanoba (Volcano Islands, Japan)
July 2005 submarine eruption; discolored water and debris
Karymsky (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
Explosions continued during December 2004-June 2005
Bezymianny (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
Ash plumes to 10 km altitude in 2005, hot avalanches from the dome
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