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As the United Kingdom sits in the middle of a plate a long distance from the plate boundaries and there are no mantle hotspots affecting the plate, there are no active volcanoes in the UK.

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Yes, there are dormant volcanoes in Britain. Examples include Arthur's Seat in Scotland and Mounts Bay in Cornwall. These volcanoes have shown no signs of recent eruption but could potentially become active again in the future.

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No, although there is alot of volcanic history in the British Isles all volcanoes here are extinct.

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there are no living volcanoes on the British mainland

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Are there any dormant volcanoes in Britain?

No. The volcanoes that did erupt in Britain are very long since extinct and date from periods deep in the geologicl past (tens to hundreds of millions of years ago).


How are active volcanoes and dormant alike?

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