The red fountain of furnace mountain
by Martin Mergili, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Piton de la Fournaise (translation: furnace mountain) on the island of La Réunion is a highly active shield volcano. The video was recorded on the sixth day of an eruption that lasted from September 11 to September 18, 2016. By that time, the material ejected through lava fountains up to 60-80 m in height had accumulated to a cone of considerable size. Seen from some distance the steady, growling ejection of lava created a majestic, but also peaceful atmosphere.
Taken on 16
September
2016
Submitted on 28 February 2017
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- Africa (298)
- Eastern Africa (97)
- Réunion (8)
- Exact location (55.7092 E, -21.2281 S)
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Credit: Martin Mergili (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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