One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 10,000 years occurred in approximately 1620 BC on the volcanic island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. This astronaut photograph illustrates the center of Santorini Volcano, located approximately 118 kilometers to the north of Crete.
Published Jun 30, 2008
Four volcanoes double as islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain.
Published Dec 16, 2013
Volcanic activity may soon fuse a newly formed island to its neighbor Nishino-shima.
Published Dec 24, 2013
The most active volcano in the Galapagos Islands began a fresh eruption on May 13, 2005. The eruption sent ash 7 kilometers into the atmosphere.
Published May 16, 2005
ISS flight engineer Jeff Williams was the first to witness and then report an eruption at this Alaskan volcano in 2006.
Published May 25, 2006
The Solomon Islands volcano may be starting of a new cycle of island birth and death.
Published Jan 31, 2014
