Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes together comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha. It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere, with its multicoloured ...

remote Nishinoshima island in the Ogasawara island chain is still showing signs of volcanic activity. A survey from an Asahi Shimbun aircraft on Nov. 3 confirmed white fumarolic gas rising from ...

The volcanic island formerly known as Iwojima that was the site of one of the most famous battles of the Pacific War is making history again, but in strictly geological terms. Its land surface ...

The island first breached the surface back in 2022, with eruptions later bringing it up to a size of 12.2 hectares in 2024. Now, it’s up to 15.9 hectares following recent activity in January ...

Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is ...

The South Pacific archipelago's 177th island is basically made up of minuscule pieces of volcanic rock piled on top of each other. It hasn't been given a name, for fear it will soon sink back into ...

Kerry Murray for The New York Times On São Miguel, restaurants bury cauldrons of the meat-and-vegetable stew known as cozido in deep holes in designated areas of the island’s steaming volcanic ...

More than 500 years ago, in AD 1452, the island of Kuwae experienced a massive catastrophe known as the Tombuk eruption. The eruption created a massive caldera (a depression formed by a volcanic ...