West Crater Volcano Photos
volcanic field 1329 m / 4,360 ft
Washington State (Canada and USA (mainland)), 45.88°N / -122.08°W
Washington State (Canada and USA (mainland)), 45.88°N / -122.08°W
Clear view onto the lava lake inside Marum's west crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
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Lava lake inside Kilauea volcano's West Gap crater. The whole crust covering the lake has just been overturned, exposing the red hot glowing interior. hawaii_e7837 (Photo...
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image found in: Kilauea volcano (Hawaii), July 2007: lava lake activity in Pu'u 'O'o crater
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Bright eruption from the central crater and glowing from NE vent (r), and a smaller eruption from the western vent (l). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Strombolian eruptions
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image found in: Strombolian eruptions
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The lava lake in Marum's west crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
Large explosion with many blocks thrown to the west (right) and outside the crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Batu Tara volcano expedition June-July 2015: impressions
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image found in: Batu Tara volcano expedition June-July 2015: impressions
The complex of Marum crater and its surrounding pit craters: Mbwelesu (l), Marum's west pit with the lava lake (a.l.), smoking Niri Mbwelesu (c), and Niri Mbwelesu Tatem ...
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
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Lava flows in Puka Nui crater west of Puu Oo in July 2017 (Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i) (c)
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image found in: Lava flows in Puka Nui crater, July 2007
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image found in: Lava flows in Puka Nui crater, July 2007
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The western crater has two vents; the one to the N (right), a narrow glowing hole, sometimes erupts strong vertical jets of lava, accompanied by detonation sounds. This o...
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Lava flows from Pu'u 'O'o's west gap crater in 2007 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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A jet of lava shoots out from one of the vents in the western crater (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Yasur volcano
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Yasur volcano
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View onto the western crater wall of the 2002 flank cone, the SE crater behind in the background. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Etna to Stromboli tour Oct 2011 - tour photos
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image found in: Etna to Stromboli tour Oct 2011 - tour photos
By the time we have arrived on the NW side of the summit craters, the sun has risen and Etna drops her majestic morningshadow to the West over Sicily. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffe...
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image found in: Stromboli to Etna Oct 08 (part 5): Excursion to Grotta del Gelo
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6 active vents are visible here while the Western vent of the NE crater erupts. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Stromboli to Etna Oct 08 (part 2): Stromboli
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image found in: Stromboli to Etna Oct 08 (part 2): Stromboli
North-west, central and north-east craters in eruption at Stromboli volcano in full-moon. (c)
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image found in: Stromboli volcano (Italy): eruption photos
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image found in: Stromboli volcano (Italy): eruption photos
Eruption from NE crater and glowing central and western vents. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Isabel on top of the giant breadcrust bomb west of the Georgios crater (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Santorini tour May 2012 - Nea + Palea Kameni
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A first view of the south crater on 25 Nov 2010, from the western caldera wall. The crater is largely filled with overflows from the lava lake, and the lower northern rim...
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The lava lake in Marum's west crater, and smoking Niri Mbwelesu crater containing another active vent to the right. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
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The western ridge leading from the summit to the north crater. The escarpment of the Rift Valley in the backgound. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania) - ash eruptions (18 January 2008)
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Anak Krakatau-Degassing in the western side of the crater (Photo: jorge)
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Two erupting vents in the western crater of Yasur (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Yasur volcano
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Yasur volcano
Green acid lake in Papandayan's crater (West Java) (Photo: Dietmar)
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Kawah Ratu - Mt. Tangkuban Perahu, West Java, Indonesia
Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is Bandung's most famous volcano just 28 km north of the city. This volcano has a ...
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Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is Bandung's most famous volcano just 28 km north of the city. This volcano has a ...
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On top of the volcano world - the peak of Etna at 3328 m on the western rim of NE crater (uncertain exact number). (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Etna volcano summit craters in Oct 2014
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Galunggung volcano's crater, West Java, Indonesia (Photo: Roland Gerth)
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View of the lava erupting cone with the row of vents in the new valley-shaped craters and the collapse-triggered lava flow on the northwestern flank. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer...
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
Early sunlight illuminates the reddish pre-1888 ash deposits in the inner western crater rim (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Mild strombolian eruption from the NW hornito and spattering from 3 other vents in the western and central crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Lava flowing out from the lowest part of the cone's crater. (Photo: World-Geographic)
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image found in: Fagradalsfjall eruption (Iceland): lava fountains and lava flows May 2021
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Shortly after, a strong eruption occurs from the western vent, sending glowing lava bombs all over the crater terrace. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The opening of the new effusive vent on the upper western wall of the Valle del Bove, beneath the SE crater. (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
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image found in: Etna volcano (Italy): flank eruption 24 Dec (Christmas) 2018, first images
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A few of the more than 200 flank cones of Etna, on the western flank of the volcano, seen from the rim of Bocca Nuova Crater (Photo: Emanuela / VolcanoDiscovery Italia)
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A small eruption occurs from the westernmost vent (S1), which is located in a wide pit. At the same time, weak spattering can be seen at the central crater (lower center)...
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image found in: Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy), June 2017: strong activity
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image found in: Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy), June 2017: strong activity
Lava lake in Pu'u O'o's west gap crater in July 2007(Kilauea, Hawaii) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The northwestern crater wall has gone, probably a short time ago, and as a result of the reduced load and lowered pressure, a massive fountain of liquid lava is shooting ...
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
As a result of latest collapse, the crater area around the flank vents has widened as well and arms of still glowing lava flows cover most of the northwestern flank. (Pho...
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 3 Oct - crater collapse and lava fountains
Due to the different angle more from the west, the southern wall of the large crater gap open to the southwest is partially visible from La Laguna. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 26 Sep - candle-like tall lava fountains
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image found in: La Palma volcano eruption 2021: 26 Sep - candle-like tall lava fountains
The crater area seen from the Sciara del Fuoco viewpoint in the early evening twilight. A small eruption is taking place from the western vent. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): strombolian activity July 2021
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Powerful erruption from the central/western crater vent (Photo: Markus Heuer)
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image found in: Volcanoes of Italy tour Oct 2019: impressions by Markus Heuer
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image found in: Volcanoes of Italy tour Oct 2019: impressions by Markus Heuer
