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Plumes Hiding Behind the South Sandwich Islands
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Plumes Hiding Behind the South Sandwich Islands

False-color imagery pulls out a volcanic plume from marine-layer clouds over the South Atlantic Ocean.

Published May 11, 2014

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A Cut in the Clouds
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A Cut in the Clouds

The islands formed ripples in the clouds.

Published Feb 3, 2017

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South Sandwich Island Cloud Wakes
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South Sandwich Island Cloud Wakes

In the Southern Atlantic, a chain of eleven volcanic islands rises up from the ocean in an arc that extends roughly 240 miles (400 km) north to south. As is apparent in this true-color image, the islands are tall enough to disrupt the cloud patterns forming and flowing around them.

Published Jan 29, 2004

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Vog from Ambrym Volcano
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Vog from Ambrym Volcano

A sulfurous plume from the Vanuatu Archipelago stretches across the Pacific.

Published Jan 7, 2014

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Volcanoes, Clouds, and Swirling Winds
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Volcanoes, Clouds, and Swirling Winds

An image from the remote South Sandwich Islands shows how volcanic emissions can create clouds, while the islands themselves deform those clouds.

Published Jun 23, 2012

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Bristol Island Eruption Continues
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Bristol Island Eruption Continues

The volcano is erupting for the first time in 60 years.

Published May 31, 2016

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Assateague on the Move
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Assateague on the Move

Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops provide a rare example of overlapping barrier islands. All of them are constantly in motion.

Published Oct 9, 2019

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Kerguelen Islands
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Kerguelen Islands

Penguins, seals, and scientists are among the residents of a remote archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.

Published Dec 28, 2016

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Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds
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Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds

The volcanoes of the remote South Sandwich Islands make an ideal natural laboratory for studying how airborne particles alter clouds.

Published Jun 23, 2020

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Wave Clouds from South Sandwich Islands
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Wave Clouds from South Sandwich Islands

Acquired November 23, 2009, this true-color image shows wave clouds formed by air currents passing over the South Sandwich Islands. The islands anchor the V-shaped clouds that spread out toward the east.

Published Nov 25, 2009

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