Volcan Darwin, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Posted by agimarc on 2022-11-15 Posted in: Pacific Islands, Volcanoes. Tagged: a'a, Beagle, Caldera, Darwin, Galapagos, Isabela, Tagus, tuff ring. 2 Comments Satellite photo of Volcan Darwin and satellite pyroclastic cones Tagus and Beagle at lower left. Screen capture from Google Maps Continue ReadingAdvertisement
Ksudach Caldera System, Kamchatka Posted by agimarc on 2022-06-01 Posted in: Asia, Volcanoes. Tagged: Andesite, Caldera, caldera lake, Dome, Kamchatka, Ksudach, Shtyubel, tuff ring. Leave a comment 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. Continue Reading
Lanin and the Huanquihue Volcanic Group, Argentina Posted by agimarc on 2021-07-01 Posted in: America C & S, Volcanoes. Tagged: a'a, Andes, Argentina, Basalt, Chile, Huanquihue, Lanin, Quetrupillan, tuff ring, Villarrica. 1 Comment Blocky, partly forested Escorial lava flow. Looking S across Lago Epulafguen toward its source, Achen – Niellu pyroclastic cone. A’a lava flow is 200 – 400 years old. Image courtesy Hecto Osvaldo Gonzalez, 2007 via Smithsonian GVP Continue Reading