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Global Volcanism Program
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Smithsonian_Institution/pqC74ta9">Smithsonian Institution</a>'s Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's <a href="/facts/Volcano/c2M5upml">volcanoes</a> and their eruptive history during the <a href="/facts/Quaternary/3cEgHAqc">Quaternary</a> Period of Earth's geologic history, with particular emphasis on volcanic activity during the <a href="/facts/Holocene/sppPgwW5">Holocene</a> Epoch (the last 11,700 years). The mission of the GVP is to document, understand, and disseminate information about global volcanic activity. </p>