Yasur volcano on Tanna Island is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, simply because it is so easy to reach. Although it's active year round, it is unusual for it to be too active to approach, so it has become an extremely popular tourist attraction.When Captain Cook first sighted. Yasur in 1774, he likened it to Stromboli in the Mediterranean because of it's constant glow at night, like a beacon. There are different types of volcanoes, and sometimes, the same volcano will erupt in different ways. To distinguish between types of volcanoes and eruptions, they are given names. Coincidental to Cook's descriptions, Yasur often erupts in what Volcanologists call a Strobolian type eruption, throwing out clots, or fountains of magma from a central crater. For the most part, however, Yasur is more a Vulcanian type. That's where large blocks and glowing fragments of new, viscous lava are thrown out. And this is what most people see when they stand on the edge of the Yasur and look in. Generally, the blocks are not thrown too high so it is not dangerous. Because it has erupted in different ways over the years, Yasur is made up of different types of rocks and is called a strato (meaning layers or strata) volcano. In other words it has built from both lava flows and pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic eruptions occur when the magma rises up into a dome that eventually gives way like an avalanche. In fact in French it's called nuee ardente - glowing avalanche. The pyroclastic ...
Yasur Volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu - Eruption
Posted Friday, January 18, 2013 in Eruption, Tanna, Vanuatu, Volcano by Jimmie Townsend
Yasur Volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu - Eruption Video Clips. Duration : 3.55 Mins.
Yasur volcano on Tanna Island is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, simply because it is so easy to reach. Although it's active year round, it is unusual for it to be too active to approach, so it has become an extremely popular tourist attraction.When Captain Cook first sighted. Yasur in 1774, he likened it to Stromboli in the Mediterranean because of it's constant glow at night, like a beacon. There are different types of volcanoes, and sometimes, the same volcano will erupt in different ways. To distinguish between types of volcanoes and eruptions, they are given names. Coincidental to Cook's descriptions, Yasur often erupts in what Volcanologists call a Strobolian type eruption, throwing out clots, or fountains of magma from a central crater. For the most part, however, Yasur is more a Vulcanian type. That's where large blocks and glowing fragments of new, viscous lava are thrown out. And this is what most people see when they stand on the edge of the Yasur and look in. Generally, the blocks are not thrown too high so it is not dangerous. Because it has erupted in different ways over the years, Yasur is made up of different types of rocks and is called a strato (meaning layers or strata) volcano. In other words it has built from both lava flows and pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic eruptions occur when the magma rises up into a dome that eventually gives way like an avalanche. In fact in French it's called nuee ardente - glowing avalanche. The pyroclastic ...
Yasur volcano on Tanna Island is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, simply because it is so easy to reach. Although it's active year round, it is unusual for it to be too active to approach, so it has become an extremely popular tourist attraction.When Captain Cook first sighted. Yasur in 1774, he likened it to Stromboli in the Mediterranean because of it's constant glow at night, like a beacon. There are different types of volcanoes, and sometimes, the same volcano will erupt in different ways. To distinguish between types of volcanoes and eruptions, they are given names. Coincidental to Cook's descriptions, Yasur often erupts in what Volcanologists call a Strobolian type eruption, throwing out clots, or fountains of magma from a central crater. For the most part, however, Yasur is more a Vulcanian type. That's where large blocks and glowing fragments of new, viscous lava are thrown out. And this is what most people see when they stand on the edge of the Yasur and look in. Generally, the blocks are not thrown too high so it is not dangerous. Because it has erupted in different ways over the years, Yasur is made up of different types of rocks and is called a strato (meaning layers or strata) volcano. In other words it has built from both lava flows and pyroclastic material. Pyroclastic eruptions occur when the magma rises up into a dome that eventually gives way like an avalanche. In fact in French it's called nuee ardente - glowing avalanche. The pyroclastic ...
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