Late Volcano Photos

Late Volcano Photos

Stratovolcano 540 m / 1,772 ft
Tonga, Tonga Islands, -18.81°S / -174.65°W

Fireworks at Stromboli volcano, Italy. The photo was taken in spring 2009 and shows an explosion from Stromboli's NE crater in the evening twilight. In the first half of ...
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image found in: Strombolian eruptions
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$A fraction of a second later, the largest blocks are falling onto the slope of the cone, leaving dense trails of ash behind in the air, while the ash cloud expands, parts with a strong lateral component. (Photo: Jorge Santos)$

A fraction of a second later, the largest blocks are falling onto the slope of the cone, leaving dense trails of ash behind in the air, while the ash cloud expands, parts...
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image found in: Anak Krakatau eruption July 2009 - anatomy of an explosion
... and in: Photo of the Day
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The center of the lava lake often contains one or several plates, from which cracks seem to radiate. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava surface patterns
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The shapes of the plates on the lake are in constant evolution, a fantastic spectacle to watch for hours! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava surface patterns

The crater of the cone explodes. In a fragment of a second, a dense plume of ash and exploding rock is ejected at high speed; the picture is taken at the distance of reac...
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image found in: Anak Krakatau eruption July 2009 - anatomy of an explosion
... and in: Photo of the Day

The smooth crust of the lake is broken into plates, which are moving against or away from each other, simulating plate tectonics. Above, a miniature mid-ocean spreading z...
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image found in: Lava lake in Pu'u 'O'o crater (July 2007)
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Panorama of 4 volcanoes (l-r): Ushkovsky, Klyuchevskoy, Kamen and Bezymianny seen from the plateau north of Tolbachik. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Photo of the Day
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$A fraction of a second later into the eruption, glowing lava shooting into the air. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)$

A fraction of a second later into the eruption, glowing lava shooting into the air. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Strombolian eruptions
... and in: Yasur volcano (Tanna Island, Vanuatu), Sep 2010: strombolian activity and ash venting
... and in: Strombolian eruptions

Efficient organizing Italian style: this plate lists some of the major authorities and institutes involved in monitoring the volcano of Stromboli in order to protect the ...
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image found in: Stromboli to Etna tour April 2008

Big surf at the west coast of El Hierro Island. The coast is formed by Holocene basalt lava flows forming a plateau that is exposed to the full force of the ocean waves. ...
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image found in: El Hierro (Canary Islands): photos Nov 2011
... and in: Photo of the Day
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Colorful layered rocks at the old manganese mine at Cape Vani on Milos Island, Greece. Old submarine sandstone sediments were hydrothermally altered and enriched with oxi...
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image found in: Milos Island (Greece) tour April 2012 - abandoned old manganese mine at Cape Vani
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An isolated fountain breaks the sub-concentric arrangements of small plates on the lava lake crust. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava surface patterns
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In this part of the lake, the water is only a few centimeters deep and the ridges of the hexagonal salt plates stick out of the surface. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Dallol & the salt lake Nov 2009

$Same view a fraction of seconds later. Rocks and ash continue to explode. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)$

Same view a fraction of seconds later. Rocks and ash continue to explode. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Anak Krakatau eruption July 2009 - anatomy of an explosion
... and in: Photo of the Day
... and in: Photo of the Week

The rainbow is still there over Vulcanello, a small island that appeared in Roman times and was later joined with Vulcano island. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vulcano island: storm in October 2007
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Seconds later the main part of the pyroclastic flow has travelled most of the steep slope. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Merapi eruption May 2006
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Divergent plates of the lava lake crust. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Lava lake in Pu'u 'O'o crater (July 2007)
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A stronger vulcanian-type eruption an hour later with a spectacular lightning striking inside the ash plume. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Colima volcano (Mexico), Jan 2016: eruptions
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The crust has broken up into 3 large plates. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Erta Ale volcano: November 2009
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The same explosion a second later (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Yasur volcano
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Devonian slate rocks at the Laacher See caldera (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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image found in: Excursion to the Eifel 27 Sept. 2008

An unusual day for late May, Perissa beach... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Santorini May 2007: a rainstorm

The last storm front before the summer passes over Perissa beach, late May 2007 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Santorini May 2007: a rainstorm

0 m a.s.l. Although not yet at its bottom, we are already in the Danakil desert, here in a part where wind has accumulated sand. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Additional Photos: Danakil 02/08
... and in: Desert, salt and volcanoes: February 2008 tour photos by Tom Pfeiffer
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2011/44: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, on the 11th of May 2010. Late afternoon light shows armada of glowing lava bombs with condensation trails overtaking its ash cloud. (P...
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image found in: Photo of the Day
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The crust is so thin it is easily torn apart. At such "rift zones", the exposed hot interior of the lake quickly cools to form a new plate. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava surface patterns

View from the basecamp at night, at 2750 m elevation near the end of the vegetation, illuminated by a campfire. A spectacular view to the NW over densely populated Java w...
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image found in: Raung volcano (East Java, Indonesia): photos August 2015
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Semeru's active lava dome in late Nov 2014 (East Java, Indonesia) (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
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image found in: Photo of the Day
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The fountains have moved to the rim of the lake, leaving the middle section free of smoke and exposing its beautiful zig zag lines dividing the thin plates of crust. (Pho...

The crust is so thin it is easily torn apart. At such "rift zones", the exposed hot interior of the lake quickly cools to form a new plate. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Semeru's active lava dome in late Nov 2014 (East Java, Indonesia) (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
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image found in: Photo of the Day
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The fountains have moved to the rim of the lake, leaving the middle section free of smoke and exposing its beautiful zig zag lines dividing the thin plates of crust. (Pho...
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava lake

On the way to Marum, we follow a large valley cutting through undulated older ash deposits. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: excursion to Marum crater
... and in: Vanuatu - volcanoes in the South Sea: tour photos
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The same scene a few seconds later; the rift has widened to about 2 meters. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Danakil expedition Nov-Dec 08: additional photos
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The 'a'a lava flow front, is still moving,- very slowly. Blocks are tumbling from its top, setting fire to isolated bushes of broom. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Etna volcano: the great flank eruption in July 2001
... and in: Lava flows
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The roughly hexagonal plates of salt crust on Lake Assale. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Ethiopia: colors (Jan-Feb. 2008)
... and in: Additional Photos: Danakil 02/08
... and in: Lake Assale salt caravans and salt workers, Lake Assale (additional photos, Feb 08)
... and in: Photo of the Day

Small amounts of volcanic gas, visible as bluish sulphur dioxide, escape from the "plate boundaries". (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Nyiragongo volcano (DRCongo), Jan 2011: lava surface patterns
... and in: Photo of the Day

Image from the same eruption: a few seconds later, the glowing bombs start to fall back into the crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Yasur volcano (Tanna Island, Vanuatu), Sep 2010: strombolian activity and ash venting
... and in: Volcano tour around the world: photos

A second later, the gaps between plates have widened and new crust is forming on the cooling lava that has replaced the subducted slab. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Erta Ale volcano: November 2009
... and in: Photo of the Day

28 July. The new crater at 2500 m elevation has grown into a cone 80 m tall. A lateral explosion blasts out ash and bombs. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Etna volcano: the great flank eruption in July 2001
... and in: Photo of the Day

Late volcano (Tonga Ridge) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 30 November-6 December 2022 (Continuing Activity)

Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 | 2 years ago · VN

On 29 November Tonga Geological Services reported results from a recent visit to Late. The observers noted warmed ground surfaces, steam rising from fresh cracks, and vents at the summit. The features…