Year of volcanoes (32 photos)

About 1,500 active volcanoes around the world recorded in 2011. This year, major eruptions recorded on volcanoes Puyehue Chile, Shinmoedake Japan, Lokon in Indonesia, Grímsvötn Iceland volcano Etna in Italy, and more recently Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The ash cloud and the Chilean volcano Puyehue is colored by the setting sun on June 5, 2011. The volcano erupted for the first time over the past half century.


Shinmoedake in the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima January 28, 2011.


Fountain of lava spewing volcano Kilauea in Hawaii


The flow of lava flows from Kilauea volcano cracks, Hawaii.


Beginning of the eruption of the volcano Bulusan, Philippines February 21, 2011


Lightning in ash cloud volcano Shinmoedake, Japan January 27 2011.


Eruption of Bromo in East Java Province, Indonesia January 28, 2011


A cloud of smoke and ash volcano Grímsvötn, Iceland on May 21, 2011. Cloud reached a height of 11 km.


Iceberg covered with ashes of the volcano Grímsvötn May 26 2011.


Puyehue volcano eruption on the border of Chile and Argentina, satellite photos NASA, June 4, 2011


Caulle volcano ash cloud reached a height of 10 km and fanned by strong winds headed to Argentina.


Lightning pierce the ash cloud volcano Puyehue, near the city of Osorno, 5 June 2011.


Houses and trees covered with volcanic ash on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi in Villa La Angostura in southern Argentina, all ashes brought here the wind.




The coastal strip covered with ash from the volcano Puyehue


Aerial eruption of the volcano Puyehue, 5 June 2011.


Lightning in the ash cloud volcano Puyehue


The fish died due to lack of oxygen in one of the lakes in Argentina after the lake was covered with ashes.


Lokon volcano eruption in Indonesia on July 14, 2011


Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily, August 6, 2011. Etna is the highest and most active volcano in Europe


Lava flows from the crater of Mount Etna on 30 July 2011.


The eruption of Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo, November 11, 2011.


Eruption at Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo


Hudson volcano, near the city of Coihaique south of Santiago, Chile, October 27, 2011.


Volcanic activity in the sea off the Canary island of El Hierro.


Eruption Nyamulagira, 22 km from the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 6, 2011






Tungurahua volcano eruption began on November 29, Ecuador.


Tungurahua volcano seen from the city of Guadalupe


Popocatepetl volcano emits steam, on the outskirts of the municipality of San Andres Cholula in Puebla, Mexico, November 20, 2011.


Tungurahua volcano emits a red-hot rock in the sky, the view from the nearby town of Runtun, Ecuador, December 4, 2011.


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