volcano

Imaggeo On Mondays: Sulphur volcano

Thoma Wöhling March 23, 2020

Sulphur volcano. Credit: Thomas Wöhling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This photograph was taken in 2012 on a guided tour to Whakaari/White Island, an active volcano 50 km off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The volcano lies on the northern end of the Taupo Volcanic zone and has possibly been active for the past 150,000 years. How dangerous this island is, was demonstrated by a number of explosive eruptions in recent history, the latest of which oc ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The mirror of the volcano

Hazel Gibson March 16, 2020

The mirror of the volcano. Credit: Joselyn Arriagada-Gonzalez (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Lascar volcano is located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. This stratovolcano (a conical volcano built up over time through successive eruptions of lava, tephra and ash) of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes is the most active volcano of the region, with a height of 5.592 m (18,34 ft). The last phase of eruptive activity before this photo was taken was on October 30, 2015, which produced an ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Santorini cliffs sculpted by wind and sea

Cedric Gillmann January 20, 2020

The ancient sculpted wall. Credit: Cedric Gillmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The cliffs look like a bas-relief sculpted by a tireless artist. Naturally carved by the wind and sea, Vlychada’s white cliffs border its black sands, on the southern shore of Thera (Santorini), Greece. Both are of volcanic origin. The material originates from the Late Bronze Age eruption around 1600 BCE, which also buried the prosperous Akrotiri settlement. This massive Plinian eruption led to th ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Mount Bromo – volcanic deity

Olivia Trani December 2, 2019

Mt. Bromo, East Java, Indonesia. Exploring Remote Spaces. Credit: Matteo Basilici & Roberto Ercoli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Featured in this photo, rising out from a sea of violet fog at dawn, is one of Indonesia’s most iconic volcanoes, Mount Bromo. The mountain is a large volcanic crater, also known as a caldera, which formed when an ancient cone volcano collapsed in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs, between 126,000 and 8,300 years ago. The current structure stands at 2,392 metres in the eastern region ...[Read More]