20 Stunning Examples of Volcano Photography


Photo credit: Davíð Einarsson

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet’s surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates  coming together.

By contrast, volcanoes are usually not created where two tectonic plates slide past one another. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the Earth’s crust (called “non-hotspot intraplate volcanism”), such as in the East African Rift, the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and the Rio Grande Rift in North America Wikipedia.

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  1. makramwattoo says:

    The pictures are amazing and possess reality in their existing. The culptures are also technically on their full hieght of skill.

  2. Thank u for these images and information (:

  3. Dina says:

    Stunning indeed, all of them! I hope one day I will be able to see a volcano in action like this.

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  5. Dennis FA says:

    Inspiring list, seriously.. thanks for sharing

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