Soufriere Hills Volcano (IMAGE)

National Oceanography Centre, UK

Soufriere Hills Volcano

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This is an aerial view of the Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles. The photograph was shows one of the volcanic domes that grew and then collapsed into the sea since the volcano became active in 1995. However, there have been far bigger collapse events in the distant past that involve the entire volcanic edifice.

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