Here are three real photographs of volcanic eruptions from around the world. Hover over a picture to make it jump, and check the Picture Sources box at the bottom to see exactly where each photo came from!
This is the Stromboli volcano in Italy erupting at night! The glowing orange streaks are pieces of lava flying about 100 metres into the air — as high as a 30-storey building! See source ↓
A lava fountain in Hawaii, USA, spraying melted rock about 10 metres high. When this lava cools, it turns into smooth, ropy rock called pāhoehoe (say it: pa-HOY-hoy). See source ↓
This is a real lava lake — a pool of boiling melted rock inside the crater of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the largest lava lakes in the world! See source ↓
📚 Picture Sources
- Photo 1 — Stromboli volcano erupting at night, Italy. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stromboli_Eruption.jpg
- Photo 2 — Lava fountain in Hawaii, USA (U.S. Geological Survey photo, public domain). From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pahoeoe_fountain_original.jpg
- Photo 3 — Lava lake inside Mount Nyiragongo, DR Congo. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lava_Lake_Nyiragongo_2.jpg
