Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava lake
Wide angle view of the caldera with the concentric terraces and the lava lake during the day. The 19... [info]
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The lava lake, ca. 550 m below us from the crater rim, about 200x300 m wide, is the largest in the w... [info]
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The degassing fountains often form clusters that shift position driven by internal convection in the... [info]
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Thanks to the risen level of the lake, the rim near the campsite now offers unobstructed, perfect vi... [info]
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Nyiragongo volcano (DR Congo): When sunlight doesn't hit the lake and light gets lower, the glowing ... [info]
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The surface of the lake is split into ever changing plates that drift along driven bz internal conve... [info]
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The fountains have moved to the rim of the lake, leaving the middle section free of smoke and exposi... [info]
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As evening approaches, the lava color becomes more intense. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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On a windless day, the fumes produced by the fountains of the lake rise vertically and is illuminate... [info]
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The temperature of the white-glowing liquid lava inside the lake, briefly visible at the fountains, ... [info]
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Our group in position on the crater rim above the campsite in the evening twilight - photographers'f... [info]
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View of the lava lake at night, partly obscured by fumes. It's impossible to photograph the real sig... [info]
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Wide angle (15mm on 35mm sensor) view of the whole crater (caldera) of Nyiragongo with its lava lake... [info]
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As morning approaches, the intense red and yellow light of the lava once again mixes with the blue o... [info]
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The peaks of Mikeno and Karisimbi volcanoes, part of the Virunga group of volcanoes, silhouette agai... [info]
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As usual, fog starts obscuring the view of the lake in the morning, leaving us with dream-like glimp... [info]
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