Some of you may be familiar with Olympus Mons which is Mars’ largest volcano. BUT DID YOU KNOW IT IS THIS BIG!!?!??
Ball’s Pyramid is the tallest volcanic stack in the world. It rises 562 meters above the waters and is located 20 km southeast of Lord Howe Island, in the Pacific Ocean. This formation is all that remains from a shield volcano that was formed 7 million years ago.
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Volcanic system of Iceland
This map shows just how Iceland is split in half between the North American and Eurasian plates.
“Starting at Kalapana, Hawaii I walked for two hours right to the place on the coast where active lava flows were touching the ocean.
I was overwhelmed about the scene: Hot air touched my face as I stood at the edge of the cliff, steam drifted away by the strong wind, thunders in my ears as the waves crushed on the melted stones and water fought with fire.
I stood and watched the lava flows started to glow as it became darker. I wanted to express what happened there. All four elements – water, fire, air and earth came together at that point to show how they’re playing the game. — Jennifer Vahlbruch
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Approaching the lava lake on Ambryn, Vanuatu archipelago. Geoff Mackley and Bradley Abrose.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans! (And have a great Thursday to everyone else!)
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Undersea Volcano Eruptions Caught on Video.
Not new, BUT STILL AWESOME.
Mt. Etna, Italy. M. Fulle.
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica. Matthew Landry.
“7 Navy aircraft fly in front of the snow-capped Fuji volcano.” Japan. Image by U.S. Navy.
Maelifell volcano, Iceland. Hans Strand.
Another lovely shot of Crater Lake in Oregon. Ben Canales.
