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Categorie Site: Volcanology

The Pleistocene Al Wahbah dry maar crater

View of Al Wahbah maar cut deeply into the Neoproterozoic basement and pre-existing Pleistocene scoria cones and lava flows.

El Laco iron lavas

Circular segment with a diameter of 0.75 kilometer corresponding to an emission dyke of magnetitite lava from Laco Norte, which reaches 0.8 kilometers in length and a variable width between 20 and 80 meters. It has a concave curved shape towards the north and is surrounded by hydrothermally altered andesites. View towards the east (by José Antonio Naranjo).

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater panoramic view.

Ruapehu Volcano

Ruapehu Volcano and edifice looking to the west with the 1996 eruption, plume and ash fall (Photo, L Homer, 1996). Image GNS Science.

Parícutin Volcano

View of the Parícutin cinder cone and surrounding ash deposits.

Heisei Shinzan Lava Dome

Northeast view of Heisei Shinzan, formed in the 1990–1995 eruption, with the endogenous part at top. Taken from above the Taruki Forest Park.

The Active Hunga Volcano

Hunga Volcano's subaerial landscape during a smaller surtseyan eruption in the lead up to the January 2022 phreatoplinian event (Photo credit: Taaniela Kula).

Rotorua’s geothermal fields, Ahi-tupua

Waiotapu's Champagne Pool (left), with orange sinter rim, and Artist's Palette sinter terrace (right) are among the most colourful geothermal features globally. Photo: Alastair Jamieson.
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