Volcanoes of Samoa – Part 2 of 2

Google Maps screen capture of Tutuila Island. Multiple volcanoes are clearly visible. Collapsed and heavily eroded Pago volcano is barely visible. Note the lack of barrier reef surrounding the island, which should indicate how rapid the island is subsiding back into the ocean.

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Perished in Style – Ritter Island, P.N.G.

Ritter Island, 9/2010 © John B. Dikaung (via Panoramio, Peter John Tate)