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Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.
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9-22 Feb 2019: Desert, salt and volcanoes - Danakil desert (Ethiopia)
2-17 May 2019: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
4-11(12) May 2019: Fascination Volcano - Santorini Island (Greece)
4-12 May 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
11-19 May 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
7-12 Jun 2019: Adventure Volcano - Yasur Volcano Travel - Tanna Island (Vanuatu)
8-16 Jun 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
14-30 Jun 2019: Volcanoes and Spices - N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)
8-23 Jul 2019: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
13-29 Aug 2019: Volcanoes and Spices - N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)
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Winter forest with the glow from the Tolbachik fissure eruption in 2012-13 (Photo: Alexander Lobashevsky)
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Arid desertlike volcanic landscape near Kamuela, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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overview of of Erta Ales north crater with nice lavaflows - January 2013 (Photo: Tom222)
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On the way to Bezymianny volcano, Kamchatka (Photo: Anastasia)
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Lava fountain from the southern fissure vent during the 2012-13 Tolbachik eruption, Kamchatka (Photo: Alexander Lobashevsky)
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Strombolian eruption from Sakurajima volcano, Japan (Photo: Martin Rietze)
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Lava entering the Pacific ocean after having travelled all the way down from Kilauea volcano underground. Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Etna Eruption February 19, 2013 (Photo: Turi Caggegi)
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Spooky looking cloud of smoke coming out of Halema'uma'u Crater in Kilauea Caldera, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Colourful lava in a lava tube formed some 600 years ago by Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Along with the now sustained, about 200 m tall lava fountains, a dense ash plume start to rise. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Erta Ale lava lake - boiling over (Photo: Tom222)
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To reach Klyuchevski, you have to walk through Bogdanovich Glacier moraine which stretches for about 10 km and consists of huge slopes of ice covered with stones and rapid streams of water carrying glacier debris and mud between them. It is a hell on Earth. (Photo: Anastasia)
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eruption and ashfall at tavurvur (Rabaul) 2011 (Photo: Tom222)
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Momotombo and Momotombito volcanoes at Lake Managua, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
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Papakōlea Beach is surrounded by an ancient cinder cone that collapsed and eroded. The sand shimmers greenish due to being rich in olivine. Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Diego de la Haya Crater Lagoon of Irazu Volcano, near Cartago, highest active volcano in Costa Rica (Photo: WNomad)
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Advancing aa lava flow on fresh snow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Eruption plume and small pyroclastic flow at a vulcanian explosion from Sakurajima volcano, Japan (2013) (Photo: Martin Rietze)
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Tolbachik volcano eruption in 2012-13 (Photo: Alexander Lobashevsky)
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Cinder cone in the mountain region of Mauna Kea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Stromboli taken on July 1, 2012 from a ship approximately 1 km from shore. (Photo: RMHLem)
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Lava fountain from the southern fissure vent at Tolbachik volcano (Photo: Alexander Lobashevsky)
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Mombacho stratovolcano, near Granada, Nicaragua (Photo: WNomad)
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Detail of lava, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Sunset at the slopes of Mauna Kea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Lightning in eruption column from an explosion of Sakurajima volcano, Japan (2013) (Photo: Martin Rietze)
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island colours - full moon over ice laguna (Photo: Tom222)
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ʻŌhiʻa lehua, a pioneer plant being able to sink its roots even into the smallest cracks and pores of lava, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Blubb - nice lava bubbles exploding in the hornito in the middle of Erta Ales north crater (Photo: Tom222)
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Strombolian activity from the crater of Batu Tara volcano, Indonesia (Photo: jorge)
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Axel videotaping the action. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Erupting Pu'u 'O'o vent, Kilauea volcano, Big Island, Hawaii (Photo: Janka)
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Large gas bubble within the high standing lava of the NE vent exploding and emitting a small grey ash cloud (top of lava spatter) - Stromboli, 2 January 2013 (Photo: Ingrid)
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stokkur geysir - milliseconds before eruption (Photo: Tom222)
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