Eruption of Stromboli

On Stromboli you can experience almost permanently an amazing spectacel! Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, containing one of the most active volcanoes of the world. It is one of the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic archipelago north of Sicily. Stromboli stands approximately 918 m high above sea level. There are two craters at the summit with 6 active vents. Stromboli is remarkable because of the length of time for which it has been in almost continuous eruption. For at least the last 2,000 years, the same pattern of eruption has been maintained, in which explosions occur at the summit craters at intervals of minutes to hours, right now approximately 15 Eruptions per hour. This type of very mild explosive eruption is known as Strombolian activity when observed at other volcanoes. Eruptions from the summit craters typically result in few second-lasting mild energetic burst emitting ash, incandescent lava fragments and lithic blocks up to few hundred meter high.

Equipment: Canon AV1 (analog) camera and tripod