Ice Volcanoes of The Great Lakes
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 24, 2014
During the winter months, when the Great Lakes in North America freezes over, a unique feature called “ice volcanoes” start forming along th...
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Auckland, The City of Volcanoes
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2014
Auckland, the largest and most populous city of New Zealand, straddles a volcanic field that contains no less than 50 volcanoes. These volca...
Mayon Volcano: The Volcano With The Perfect Cone
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2014
Mount Mayon, also known as the Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, renowned for its almost ...
The Lava Trees of Hawaii
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2014
When hot lava from a volcanic eruption invades a forest, often the lava does not overthrow the larger trees, but flows around them. The mois...
Paricutin, The Volcano That Grew Out Of A Cornfield
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2014
Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such an opportunity. Paricutin is a cinde...
Cono de Arita in Argentina
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
Near the south border of Salar de Arizaro, the sixth largest salt flat on earth and the second largest in Argentina, 70 km from the village ...
Kawah Ijen, The Volcano That Spews Blue Flames
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2014
Kawah Ijen is one of several volcanoes located within the 20 km wide Ijen Caldera in East Java, Indonesia. The caldera of Kawah Ijen harbors...
The Crater Lakes of Tongariro National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2014
Located in central North Island, Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, and the fourth established national par...
The Volcanic Crater of Xico
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2014
Cerro de Xico or the “Hill of Xico” lies at the extreme southern end of Mexico City in the municipality of Xico within the Chichinautzin vol...
Waw an Namus: An Oasis in a Volcanic Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2013
Waw an Namus is an extinct volcanic crater located in one of the remotest destinations in Libya, deep in the Sahara desert almost at its geo...
Pico Cão Grande: The Towering Volcanic Plug
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2013
The Pico Cão Grande or the Great Dog Peak is a towering needle-shaped volcanic plug peak in São Tomé and PrÃncipe, in the south of São Tomé...
Ol Doinyo Lengai: The Coolest Volcano in the World
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2013
Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active volcano located in Arusha Region, Tanzania, rising majestically from the East African Rift Valley depression t...
Stunning Pictures of Plosky Tolbachik Volcano Eruption
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2013
The Plosky Tolbachik volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the far east of Russia, has been erupting since November 27, last year, after re...
Stunning Pictures of Volcanic Lightning by Martin Rietze
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Photographer Martin Rietze travels around the world in pursuit of Earth's greatest fiery spectacle – volcanoes. Recently, he went to Jap...
Thrihnukagigur: The Volcano That You Can Explore From Inside
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Thrihnukagigur volcano, located about 30km from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has become the latest adventure tourism destination, beca...
The Inhabited Volcanic Island of Aogashima, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2013
Aogashima is a small, tropical volcanic island in the Philippine Sea, under the administration of Tokyo despite being located some 358 kilom...
Montserrat, a Modern Day Pompeii
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2012
Montserrat is a Caribbean island located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indi...
Bleduk Kuwu – Mud Volcanoes in Central Java
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2012
Bleduk Kuwu is a crater of mud in Wirosari area in Grobogan Region, Purwodadi, Central Java. Every two or three minutes, the placid water of...
Lava Lake at Nyiragongo Volcano
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 17, 2012
Mount Nyiragongo is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20 km north of the town of Goma and...
Spectacular Lava Landscape at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 10, 2012
Remember that game “Hot Lava” that you used to play as a child? It would be real fun and challenging to play the game at Hawaii Volcanoes Na...
