Tectonic Landscapes
Click on a photograph to see a full-screen panorama, which will open in a new window. Use your mouse to rotate the panorama and use Shift and Control to zoom in and out.
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Main Crater of Volcán Irazú in Costa Rica
On March 13, 1963, Volcán Irazú began a marked period of activity, erupting ash and volcanic "bombs." Roofs in nearby towns collapsed under the weight of the ash.
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Crater Lake Oregon USA
The panorama is from the Crater Lake in Oregon, a lake said to be one of the deepest in the world created by a giant volcanic eruption 7700 years ago.The lake was discovered as late as 1853
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Réunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise
Réunion island is located in western Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Madagascar. On the panorama, you see the main volcano on the island, "Piton de la Fournaise" (2.632 m.), dominating a caldeira horseshoe-shaped opened to the sea.
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MT St Helens Volcano in Washington US
The eruption of St Helens in 1980 was the most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of the United States. The volcano had been silent for 140 years when it suddenly on May 18 1980 exploded in an eruption which was measured 5 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index scale.Since 2004 it has again been active and climbing the summit has not been available.
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San Andreas Fault in California |
The Mud Volcano, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |
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Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is an active volcano that had a cataclysmic eruption on June 1991; after nearly 500 years of dormancy. This view is of the present crater lake, formed from accumulated water ever since after the eruption. It has become a tourist attraction.
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Eruption of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Last modified: Friday, 15 May 2009, 09:19 AM