Nyiragongo lava lake

In 2010, a team of scientists and explorers set foot on the shores of Lake boiling lava in the depths of the crater of the volcano Nyiragongo, which is located in the heart of the African Great Lakes region. The team wanted to walk on the shores of the largest lava lake in the world. Photographer Olivier Grunewald was a meter away from the lake, which makes us enjoy unique views of molten lava.



This is the view from the edge of the volcano, 3,470 meters above sea level. At a depth of about 400 meters there is a lake of lava



Nyiragongo volcano is one of the eight most dangerous volcanoes in the world, the lava can flow from it at a speed of 40 km / h



Lava lake in Nyiragongo volcano is the largest in the world. It is estimated that it contains about 8 million. Cubic meters of lava. In 1977 and 2002, the lake of lava broke through the crater and destroyed much of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.