Did you know that there are more than 60 active volcanoes in Europe today? Or that the longest-existing lava lake is in Ethiopia? Or that Mount Stromboli off the coast of Italy has been in almost continuous eruption for the past 2000 years?
Illustrated with 200 spectacular photographs, Volcano is a fascinating visual journey around the globe, selecting the most striking live and extinct volcanoes from Alaska to Antarctica, from Tanzania to Tasmania, from Kamchatka in Russia's far east to Indonesia and the Philippines. Alongside famous volcanoes such as Mount Etna in Sicily, Mount Vesuvius on the Italian mainland and Mount St Helens in Washington State, the book features many lesser known but equally interesting volcanoes across all the continents.
Each entry is accompanied with a fascinating caption explaining not only the geological forces at work, but also how the volcano has shaped the history of the surrounding areas across millennia.
Presented in a landscape format and with more than 190 outstanding colour photographs of around 100 entries, Volcano is a stunning collection of images.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
EUROPE
Kirkjufell, Iceland
Holuhraun lava field, Iceland
Bárðarbunga, Iceland
Eldfell, Heimaey, Iceland
Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland
Puy de Dôme, France
Puy de Pariou, France
Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Island, France
Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Calderón Hondo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Tahiche, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Timanfaya, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Croscat, Spain
Islet of Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island,Azores, Portugal
Mount Pico, Portugal
Sete Citades, Azores, Portugal
Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, Italy
Vulcano and Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Italy
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Nisyros, Dodecanese, Greece
Nea Kameni, Santorini, Greece
Mount Ararat, Turkey
AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Pico do Fogo, Fogo, Cape Verde
Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Muhavura, Uganda/Rwanda
Dallol, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Erta Ale, Ethiopia
Nabro, Danakil Depression, Eritrea
Zendan-e Soleyman, Iran
Taftan, Iran
Mount Damavand, Iran
ASIA, THE PACIFIC & ANTARCTICA
Mutnovsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Karymsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Kambalny, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Tolbachik, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Koryaksky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Cherpuk, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Klyuchevskoy Sopka, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Avachinsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Gorely, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Kamen, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Paektu, China/North Korea
Komezuka, Aso, Kyushu, Japan
Sarychev Peak, Kuril Islands
Mount Fuji, Honshu, Japan
Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan
Mount Chokai, Honshu, Japan
Mayon, Luzon, Philippines
Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
Chu Dang Ya, Gia Lai province, Vietnam
Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia
Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia
Mount Sinabung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Merapi, Java, Indonesia
Mounts Bromo, Batok and Semeru, Java, Indonesia
Manam, Manam Island, Papua New Guinea
The Nut, Tasmania, Australia
Mount Tongariro, New Zealand
White Island/Whakaari, New Zealand
Mount Ngauruhoe, New Zealand
Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand
Mawson Peak, Heard Island, Australia
Mount Discovery, Antarctica Brown Bluff, Antarctica
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Mount Shasta and Black Butte, California
Augustine, Alaska
Mount Shishaldin, Alaska
Mount Si, Washington
Mount St Helens, Washington
Mount Adams, Washington
Mount Rainier, Washington
Mount Hood, Oregon
Crater Lake, Oregon
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Lassen Peak, California
Cinder Cone, California
San Francisco Peaks, Arizona
Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
Mount Kilauea, Hawaii
Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii
Hanauma Bay and Koko Crater, Oahu, Hawaii
Anahim Peak, British Columbia, Canada
Popocatépetl, Mexico
Parícutin, Mexico
Tacaná, Mexico
Nevis Peak, St Kitts, Lesser Antilles
Soufrière Hills, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Fuego, Guatemala
San Pedro, Guatemala
Izalco, El Salvador
El Boqueron/San Salvador, El Salvador
Tiger Island, Honduras
Momotombo, Nicaragua
Concepción, Nicaragua
Irazu, Costa Rica
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Arenal, Costa Rica
Galeras, Colombia
Antisana, Ecuador
Tungurahua, Ecuador
Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Misti, Peru
Licancabur and Juriques, Chile
Descabezado Grande, Chile
Puyehue-Cordon Caulle, Chile
Aracar, Argentina
Tromen, Argentina
About the Author :
Robert J. Ford is a writer and editor with a long-standing interest in weather and weather photography. He lives in London, UK
