Standing proud at 4,200 feet, Kilauea's "lava lake reflects its fiery colors onto the plume and into the night sky, creating an amazing glow show," says Eric Leifer, tour guide at KapohoKine Adventures and a National Geographic explorer.
1. Kilauea (Hawaii) —
Standing proud at 4,200 feet, Kilauea's "lava lake reflects its fiery colors onto the plume and into the night sky, creating an amazing glow show," says Eric Leifer, tour guide at KapohoKine Adventures and a National Geographic explorer.
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The deceivingly inviting turquoise lake of Kawah Ijen in Indonesia is composed of sulfuric acid. The volcano is famous for "blue fire" caused by sulfur gas burning as liquid sulfur cools into yellow blocks that miners cart away. It's best to watch your step on a volcano, even more so with a skin-melting lake.
2. Kawah Ijen (East Java, Indonesia) —
The deceivingly inviting turquoise lake of Kawah Ijen in Indonesia is composed of sulfuric acid. The volcano is famous for "blue fire" caused by sulfur gas burning as liquid sulfur cools into yellow blocks that miners cart away. It's best to watch your step on a volcano, even more so with a skin-melting lake.
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This camera-ready volcano (Villarrica, Chile) also has a mountain lake and quaint village at the base. The view is stunning whether you're standing at the bottom or looking down into its bubbling lava lake.
3. Villarrica (Chile) —
This camera-ready volcano (Villarrica, Chile) also has a mountain lake and quaint village at the base. The view is stunning whether you're standing at the bottom or looking down into its bubbling lava lake.
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It's best to start the hike at night to reach the top by morning. The perfect shot: sunrise through the Japanese Torii Gate at Fuji's summit.
4. Fuji (Japan) —
It's best to start the hike at night to reach the top by morning. The perfect shot: sunrise through the Japanese Torii Gate at Fuji's summit.
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The curious cloud formations offer an interesting photo op. If you're hiking through the home of mountain gorillas in East Africa, Virunga can offer spectacular photos of the elusive endangered species.
5. Virunga Mountains (East Africa) —
The curious cloud formations offer an interesting photo op. If you're hiking through the home of mountain gorillas in East Africa, Virunga can offer spectacular photos of the elusive endangered species.
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The aquamarine surface of Laguna Verde in Bolivia brilliantly captures the conical Licancabur volcano in the reflected surface.
6. Licancabur (Bolivia) —
The aquamarine surface of Laguna Verde in Bolivia brilliantly captures the conical Licancabur volcano in the reflected surface.
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The volcano is always bubbling and up to something. It's possible to catch a fantastic shot of Italy's Mount Etna looming over the picturesque town of Catania while Mother Nature is in action.
7. Mount Etna (Italy) —
The volcano is always bubbling and up to something. It's possible to catch a fantastic shot of Italy's Mount Etna looming over the picturesque town of Catania while Mother Nature is in action.
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Costa Rica's Arenal volcano is known for its continuous pyroclastic and lava flows. The area is filled with wildlife like parrots, howler monkeys and deer.
8. Arenal (Costa Rica) —
Costa Rica's Arenal volcano is known for its continuous pyroclastic and lava flows. The area is filled with wildlife like parrots, howler monkeys and deer.
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Mayon in the Philippines is known for its perfect conical shape. Any angle provides a stunning picture.
9. Mayon (Philippines) —
Mayon in the Philippines is known for its perfect conical shape. Any angle provides a stunning picture.
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It could be the icy blue tone of Cotopaxi's glacier, or the impressive 19,347 feet that makes it the poster child of Ecuador's natural beauty.
10. Cotopaxi (Ecuador) —
It could be the icy blue tone of Cotopaxi's glacier, or the impressive 19,347 feet that makes it the poster child of Ecuador's natural beauty.
Courtesy Jacquie Whitt