Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World.... Worlds largest Lava lake...., page 1

I found this while browsing today and thought others would be interested in the spectacle!

Fascinating article, with incredible pictures....

I've climbed into a volcano crator myself, but would go nowhere near one this active!

The first few pictures are stunning,,, then you see the actual size of the lake with a nearby human for reference... blew me away!

Enjoy....

www.boston.com...

PA

reply to post by PerfectAnomoly

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Beautiful pictures! Have been to several volcanoes in the Hawaiian islands but couldn't get that close. I would absolutely LOVE to be able to get that close to the "action"! Dangerous? Yes- but couldn't pass up such a wonderful opportunity, dangerous or not. It would be a once in a lifetime celebration and one more thing to cross off the bucket list!

reply to post by SeenAlot

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Bit of a surprise isn't it! I thought they would be able to stand at the edge of the lake and just "have a look" over the top... It's immense!

PA

reply to post by littled16

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As I said I've been in a volcanic crator in Indonesia.... that was barely active, and still damn hot!

I can't imagine the sort of temperatures they are dealing with at such close proximity.... staggering.

PA

Not sure if these vids have been posted before. They were filmed at a different volcano, but it's incredible to watch the raw power on display, and courage

Longer version here...

reply to post by Atzil321

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Oh my goodness, that was freaking awesome!

That dude deserves a fireproof wheelbarrow to tote around the pair he's carrying!

reply to post by PerfectAnomoly

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omg. i can't believe it. there is this article and heaps of pictures, but nowhere is mentioned, what the actual size is. it varies, they say, but from what to what ?

reply to post by PerfectAnomoly

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