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Is mount st Helens the youngest volcano on earth?

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No, not by any definition. If you define the "youngest volcano" by "most recently erupted", then that honor goes to Kilauea, which has been erupting non-stop since 1983.

Mount St. Helens last "erupted" in early 2008 when steam escaped from a fracture in the lava dome.

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