Volcanoes Collection (page 2)

Cape Egmont lighthouse, North Island, New Zealand
Cape Egmont lighthouse, with Mount Egmont (Mount Taranaki) in the background, on the west coast of North Island, New Zealand

Hekla / Iceland
Icelands most active volcano. During the Middle Ages, it was known as the Gateway to Hell

Vesuvius Circa 78
A Roman galley sails past Vesuvius, depicted before the catastrophic eruption of 79, which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Volcano - Ternate
The volcanic island of Ternate, in the Moluccas, Indonesia. The sultanate was occupied first by the Portuguese, subsequently by the Dutch

Krakatoa, after Effects 2
Three months after the major eruption, the atmosphere worldwide is affected : three views at sunset, made at 4.40, 5 and 5.15 PM show the effect of volcanic dust

Krakatoa, after Effects 1
Three months after the major eruption, the atmosphere worldwide is affected : three views at sunset, made at 4.10, 4.20 and 4.30 PM, show the effect of volcanic dust

Hekla Volcano C16
Mount Hekla, in SW Iceland, where eruptions are known since the 12th century, and two other volcanoes of the region

Etna / Giant Enceladus
The giant Enceladus is buried under Mount Etna

St Paul Island, Indian Ocean, a former volcano
The Island of St Paul, in the Indian Ocean -- a former volcano, with the crater still visible on one side

Volcano : Awatcha
The volcano of Awatcha in Kamchatka, Russia

Mesozoic L scape
Landscape of the Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic or Cretaceous) era, showing dinosaurs and erupting volcanoes in the distance

The Moons Surface
The Moons surface, spattered with rocks and the craters of extinct volcanoes, testifying to a more violent past than the present appearance suggests

Poas Volcano, Costarica
Every thirty to sixty minutes, the sulphur lake starts to boil (2nd picture of three)

ETNA IN 1815
A striking view of the crater of Mount Etna, Sicily, in relatively tranquil mode, with plumes rising from five separate cones or vents or fumaroles

Before and After
Krakatau and neighbouring islets before and after the eruption

Solfatara Volcano C17Th
Sightseers at the Solfatara volcano near Naples, Italy, which coninuously sends forth streams of smoke & where sulphur and alum is made

Volcano and Eclipse
An eclipse of the moon seen above a smoking volcano

Coming down Vesuvius
TOURISTS ON VESUVIUS - coming down somewhat more rapidly than they climbed up !

Volcanoes / Turbaco
Air volcanoes (volcanitos) of Turbaco, near Cartagena, Colombia

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