The volcano White Island in New Zealand Bashny.Net

White Island - the only active volcanic island of New Zealand. His landscapes abound acid and unnatural colors and more like another planet. I suggest you take a flight to the island along with the author and enjoy the fantastic scenery. Interestingly, the Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) sold three Volcano European industrialists. Now the island - it is private property and you can get here only after obtaining special permission. The tour can not be called cheap: our flight cost $ 5,000. However, the price tag does not scare people: According to the pilot, he flies to the island twice or even three times a day. Thus in his company - three helicopter. Here in New Zealand - a number of companies that are engaged in guided tours on White. In general - nice to have a house in the village of Volcano in the ocean.





To get to the island in two ways - by water or by air. We chose the second option



The center of the island - a crater:



Despite the activity, the crater opened to the public. All tourists give respirators without a walk around the crater that hard: Circle sulfur geysers, it is impossible to breathe and hurts your eyes:



When we arrived - saw on the bank of four or five helicopters:



Previously, the island was mined sulfur. Production of rolled after the tragedy in 1914: the volcano woke up and destroyed during the eruption of most of the factory buildings:





From shore to go on foot crater:







A hole in the ground - one of sulfur geysers:



Straight ahead the center of the crater. It was there that a peak of activity:



Through the island runs a small river:



Here and there there are mud dips in the ground, and according to the guide, they are constantly changing place:



Some failures boils boiling water:



Yellow sulfur on the ground forms:





The requirement to walk along the paths due to just not to fall into one of the emerging gaps:













Our company is in helmets on background smoke reminded me of the heroes of the series «Breaking Bad»:





In the center of the crater is a lake. Above the surface wind howled, the pumping, the blowing clouds of white steam:









Along the way, we met a group of tourists from the boat. Travel by water takes about five hours:





Mud bath:









River:





Crater Valley:



Crater Valley:



Ruined sulfur plant on the coast:





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