Bouganville Island is geographically part of the Solomon Islands chain to the east of Papua New Guinea. (Politically, the island is part of Papua New Guinea.) Bouganville is typical of many Pacific Rim islands in that volcanism has played a large part in both its geological and recorded history. The island hosts three large volcanoes along its northwest-southeast trending axis: Mount Balbi, Mount Bagana, and the Mount Takuan volcanic complex. Mount Bagana, located near image center in this astronaut photograph, is the only historically active volcano on the island.
Published Apr 8, 2007
This protected area on North Island is centered around a volcano and sits on a promontory that juts out into the Tasman Sea.
Published Oct 13, 2014
Located near the east coast of Italy’s province of Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and is one of the world’s largest continental volcanoes. Among all the world’s volcanoes, Mount Etna has the longest recorded history of eruptions, dating back to 1500 B.C. Since then, the volcano has erupted about 200 times and has been very active in recent decades.
Published Jul 23, 2001
The snow-covered southeastern flank of Mount Fuji Volcano appears in this astronaut photograph from April 8, 2009.
Published Jun 29, 2009
Volcanic plumes, clouds, and snow cover the summit of Sicily’s Mount Etna.
Published Apr 2, 2013
Hot lava is visible at the summit of Sicily's Mount Etna during a recent bout of activity.
Published Mar 16, 2017
Part of the back-arc volcanism of the Andes, this complex landscape formed over 300,000 years.
Published Dec 30, 2012
Two of the three summit craters on Mount Etna emit volcanic gases.
Published Jun 7, 2013
