Sentences with phrase «volcanic calderas in»

As one of only three sheltered volcanic calderas in existence, it offers sights and experiences that you probably didn't even know you were missing.

You'll have an opportunity to snorkel in the pristine waters of Molokini Crater, one of only three volcanic calderas in the world, as well as Kihei and Wailea - Makena.

S: There was a day in Deception [a flooded active volcanic caldera in the Antarctic Peninsula] when I walked alone to the far end of the beach.

The Sierra Negra volcano is one of five volcanos on the island of Isabela, and boasts the second largest volcanic caldera in the world.

Not exact matches

Unrest at large calderas rarely ends in eruption, encouraging vulnerable communities to perceive emergency warnings of volcanic activity as false alarms.

The current unrest is consistent with a reactivation of the magmatic system after 412 years and, hence, with an increase in the threat from volcanic activity to the caldera's population of almost 360,000 people, as well as to the three million residents of Naples immediately outside its eastern margin.

This may have occurred when around 70 — 75,000 years ago the Toba caldera in Indonesia underwent a category 8 or «mega-colossal» eruption on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.

The two small spots in the image's lower left are volcanic calderas, collapsed depressions usually associated with hot spots.

Here we are not dealing with large volcanic eruptions of the size of Pinatubo of Mount St. Helens, here we are talking about extreme events: The Toba caldera in the Sumatra subduction zone in Indonesia originated from one of the largest volcanic eruption in recent Earth history, about 74,000 years ago.

The most recent volcanic activity is thought to have taken place in the caldera — the bowl - shaped depression at the top — where 29 volcanic vents have been identified.

A layer of ash buried in the underlying sediment confirms that Mono Lake predates a volcanic blast 760,000 years ago that created the nearby and still - active Long Valley Caldera.

Frank Webb of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena has spent two years monitoring ground movement at the Long Valley Caldera, an ancient volcanic crater in central California.

To better understand the cycle of magma production, the researchers analyzed oxygen isotope ratios in quartz and zircon, water - and heat - resistant minerals, from volcanic rocks in the Yellowstone caldera.

De Natale said that information obtained from sensors placed inside the wells will help to understand the «bradyseism» — the rising and falling of Earth's surface resulting from the movement of magma inside a caldera — occurring in the Campi Flegrei area and to find out whether there is a connection between this phenomenon and volcanic eruptions.

New Zealand scientists mapped the Havre volcano, a caldera nearly three miles (4.5 kilometers) across on the seafloor northeast of the North Island of New Zealand, using shipboard sonar instruments in 2002 and again immediately after the eruption in 2012, revealing the presence of new volcanic material on the seafloor.

It left behind a giant caldera that formed the largest volcanic lake in the world: Lake Toba, seen here.

In the second millennium BCE, massive volcanic eruptions on Santoríni collapsed the island into a fractured caldera possibly contributing to the collapse of Minoan civilization on nearby Crete.

An important component of the Pacific «Ring of Fire», Mount Batur and its double calderas with a crescent - shaped volcanic lake (7 km long, 1.5 km wide) and located 1031m above sea level was called the finest caldera in the world.

Visiting the Azores means getting in touch with nature, seeing gorgeous volcanic landscapes with glistening lakes at the bottom of green - lined calderas, dangerous peaks that fall into the sea, intriguing caves that hide surprising secrets, lava tunnels that lead deep into the heart of the earth and awe - inspiring mountain trails that guide you to otherworldly craters.

The park's celebrated restaurant serves a diverse Azorean menu, but the highlight is their preparation of cozido das Furnas — a regional specialty of root vegetables, leafy greens, and a dozen different cuts of meat (including offal and sausage), buried and slow - cooked in the volcanic earth of the caldera for up to eight hours.

The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84,000 years ago.

Kintamani area, especially Penelokan village offers spectacular views of this crater lake and Mount Batur, set in a vast volcanic caldera.

Caldera de Bandama is a volcanic crater that is 1000 metres in diameter, 200 metres deep and its highest peak is an enormous 569 metres high.

Molokini snorkeling is unique and a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to visit one of only three volcanic calderas on the planet.

Hiking the Caldera Trail from Fira to Oia in Santorini is by far the best way to enjoy the striking beauty of this small volcanic island.

Local area Situated about 200 km from mainland Greece, Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea created from a volcanic eruption which resulted in the current geological caldera: a giant lagoon surrounded by steep cliffs and hills.

The primary fascination for guests is spotted around Lake Batur where Penelokan town gives marvelous perspectives of this pit lake and Mount Batur, set in an unlimited volcanic caldera.

A magical experience not to be missed, canoeing in a volcanic caldera.

Overnight tours enable you to venture off into the volcanic northeast and immerse yourself in far - flung and breathtaking landscapes, surrounding Bali's magnificent caldera lake, for instance.

Hiking is another of the main attractions here, with some excellent trails in the nearby canyon of Las Angustias, as well as inland amid the stunning volcanic peaks of the Caldera de Taburiente national park and the Cumbre Vieja nature reserve.

One theory of many behind the solar / volcanic connection is that MUONS, a by product of galactic cosmic rays can affect the calderas of certain volcanoes by changing the chemical composition of the matter within the silica rich magma creating aerosols which increase pressure in the magma chamber and hence lead to an explosive eruption.