Geography

The 1980 disaster was the first major eruption since 1800.

Its image was captured on the back of a 1,000 Yen note.

In 1966, Chile regularized the island's status by incorporating it into the Valparaiso region and granting the islanders citizenship rights.

Santorini is also known for its beautiful sunsets, some tourists come here mainly for this reason.

The Qassiarsuk settlement contains traces of the oldest Viking settlement on the island.

One of the villages that was completely engulfed by the eruption is San Juan Parangaricutiro.

Over the years the water level in the lake has changed many times.

Niagara Falls from the Canadian side is much more attractive to tourists, as the view faces directly onto the falling cascade on the American side and the Canadian cascade.

Paricutin volcano is located in central Mexico, in the state of Michoacán.

After the eruption of Avellino in 1995 BC, the volcano passed into a state of more frequent but less dangerous eruptions.