Lassen Volcanic Center, California

Skyline above timberline of the Lassen dome field.  Major domes visible.  Cinder Cone is in the foreground, the most recent feature.  Lassen Peak in the center background.  Other recent domes labeled.  Image courtesy Lassen Volcanic Center, USGS

Mount Martin and Alagogshak Volcanoes, Katmai, Alaska

Summit of Mount Martin showing active fumaroles and small acidic lake.  Image courtesy SR Wood, US NPS, Katmai

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Landsat image of Lake Taupo on New Zealand North Island.  Image courtesy NASA Landsat, 2005 via Wiki

Ksudach Caldera System, Kamchatka

Ksudach volcano with two crater lakes. Breached Shtyubel volcano is in the northern portion of the main caldera. Note denuded flanks via the 1907 eruption. Volcanic structure at the One O’clock position is unnamed. Screen capture from Google Maps.

Apaneca Range, El Salvador

Apaneca Range from the S. Cerro de Apeneca on the left, Las Ninfas – Laguna Verde complex in the center. Cuyanausul, Cerro de la Rana, Cerro Aguila, Cerro los Naranjos to the right. The Concepcion de Ataco Caldera is on the other side of the range, obscured by the line of volcanic cones. Image courtesy Lee Siebert, 1999 via Smithsonian GVP

Diky Greben and the Kurile Lake Caldera, Kamchatka, Russia

Diky Greben volcanic complex from Kurile Lake. Image courtesy Wiki

Ushishur, Kuril Islands, Russia

Airborne photo of Ushishur volcano, Yankich Island, central Kurils. Caldera is clearly visible with 4 post-caldera domes. Photo taken looking generally N. External hydrothermal plume visible to the E at the 0300 position. Neighboring Reponkich Island visible to the NE. Image courtesy Eugene Kaspersky on Twitter, Oct 2019

Gunung Guntur, the Thunder Volcano, Garut Regency, Indonesia

Gunung Guntur from the south looking north. Most recent lava flow clearly visible. Note the lava flow coulees on the flank to the right of center. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iliwerung Volcano, Lembata Island Indonesia

Iliwerung volcano from the east.  Image courtesy VolcanoYT

The Cotacachi – Cuicocha Volcanic Complex, Ecuador

Cuicocha caldera with visible domes. Eroded Cotacachi volcano lies to the north. Image taken looking north. Image courtesy Patricio Ramon, 2003 via Smithsonian GVP