The Aeolian Islands formed from a chain of volcanoes in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of the island of Sicily. Geologists and volcanologists have studied the islands since the eighteenth century, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared them a World Heritage Site in 2000 because of their value to the study of volcanic processes.
Published Sep 1, 2008
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, a Spanish possession located off the northwestern coast of Africa. The central feature of this astronaut photograph is the elliptical depression of the Las Cañadas Caldera that measures 170 square kilometers (about 65 square miles).
Published Jul 17, 2006
Though the explosive and most visible eruptive activity seems to have subsided, lava is still flowing above and below ground at the largest volcano in the Galapagos Islands.
Published Jun 30, 2015
Nishinoshima has grown to twelve times its original size.
Published Nov 29, 2015
In the western Pacific Ocean, a new volcanic island that formed in the shadow of Nishino-shima has merged with it. The island has doubled in size as the eruption continues.
Published Apr 4, 2014
Sinuous, channelized lava flows are the most striking volcanic features visible in this astronaut photo of Teide and Viejo Volcanoes on Tenerife Island.
Published Aug 3, 2009
A young volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean has been going through some growing pains.
Published Jul 6, 2020
A long history of eruptions from Taal volcano has helped shape the southern end of the Philippine island of Luzon.
Published Apr 9, 2015
A volcano in the far South Atlantic appears to be erupting for the first time in 60 years.
Published May 10, 2016Image of the Day Heat Land Water Volcanoes Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
Volcanic activity may soon fuse a newly formed island to its neighbor Nishino-shima.
Published Dec 24, 2013
Deception Island is one of the only places in the world where ships can sail directly into the center of an active volcano.
Published Jan 18, 2020
Continuously active for more than 1,000 years, Stromboli Volcano emits a volcanic plume in January 2011.
Published Jan 22, 2011
