Volcanoes

Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua has two volcanoes on it (as if one wasn't enough). Shown in our thumbnail is the still active 'Concepción' (1610 meters), and the other to the south-west is the long dormant 'Madera' (1394 meters). The…

Next up is the Amboy Crater, an extinct cinder cone in California's Mojave Desert. It lies within a 70 square kilometre lava field, and it looks pretty impressive from up here! Thanks to Art Jones.

Today we are proud to present to you, the 1st Annual* Google Sightseeing Volcano Day! Yes that's right, we have an entire day of posts lined up entirely devoted to volcanoes. Please note: This event may not actually occur annually…

It hasn't erupted since 1980 March 2005, but apparently Mount St Helens still counts as an active volcano. Not great resolution here yet though. Thanks: Sean Miller, kb and others.