Etna eruption photos: Nov. 2006
Since mid-October 2006, Etna has been in a spectacular phase of eruptions involving strong strombolian activity from the SE crater, lava flows from several vents, located at 2800 m SE of SE crater in the wall of Valle del Bove as well as from vents at fractures W of SE crater on the slope of Bocca Nuova crater, on the S fissure of SE crater and - most recently - in the saddle between Voragine and SE crater.Part of the VolcanoDiscovery team (Tom, Marco and Karen) visited Etna from 1-8 November. Here's a selection of Tom's photographs.
Etna volcano eruption Nov 2006: the 2800 m vent (24 Images)
Etna volcano photos: Nov. 2006 - lava flows (24 Images)
Etna SE crater paroxysm on 8 Nov 2006 (24 Images)
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