Piton de la Fournaise, France
From series “The Most Active Volcanoes in the World”Height: 2 631 m.
One of the most active volcanoes in the world, Piton de la Fournaise, is found in the Indian Ocean, Reunion Island. The height of this shield volcano is 2,631 meters. The official monitoring of its activity began in the 17th century. Since then, more than 150 major eruptions were captured; they happened every year between 2008 and 2010. As scientists found out, the age of an active volcano is at least 500,000 years.
Not far away is another volcano, Piton de Neiges, often called ‘the elder brother.’ Despite the fact that it’s a long extinct volcano, it still looks very impressive. The mighty volcano of Reunion Island has become an important symbol for the French, and its image can be seen on the unofficial flag of the island.
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