Page 10 - Volcano and Geothermal Tourism

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Figures 2.3 The volcanoes of the Central
Virunga: Mikeno (3470m), Karisimbi
1.1 The main volcanic regions of the (4507m) and Visoke (3711m) The
world, generally following the plate snow-cap covered summit of
boundaries 4 Karisimbi can be seen in the
1.2 Examples of informative guides to lower centre 38
volcanic regions worldwide, although 2.4 The snow-covered peaks of
many focus on individual countries or Mt Stanley, Ruwenzori mountain
areas 11 range 39
1.3 One of the ten Jigoku in Beppu on the 2.5 The stratovolcano Nyiragongo
southern island of Kyushu has a clear in the DRC 40
warning sign in Japanese and English, 3.1 Part of the crater wall is collapsing
predicting the outcome of getting into Erta Ale’s active lava pit 47
too close to one of the boiling ponds. 3.2 The craters of Erta Ale in November,
Many signs are also in Chinese and 2002, viewed from the south-east
Korean languages 18 from the helicopter that transported
1.4 Interpretive signage and signs that the expedition members 48
contain warnings should be in more 3.3 The raised level of the lava lake of
than one language 19 Erta Ale in February 2009 49
1.5 Japanese risk maps are for everybody, 3.4 Rectangular slabs of salt crust are
although only a small number of maps loaded onto camels and donkeys for
have been translated into other transport into the highlands after
languages to date 21 workers manually cut the crust into
1.6 Individual risk evaluation resulting rectangular slabs 50
in either acceptance of the risk or 3.5 Arrival on Erta Ale: The expedition in
avoidance 22 2002 used an MI-8 military helicopter
1.7 Hot air balloons travel over the for transport to the crater 51
volcanic landscape in Cappadocia, 3.6 A group of tourists visiting Dallol in
Turkey 24 February, 2009. Note the armed
2.1 Africa’s main volcanoes: most of the guards in the background 52
volcanoes are found along the Great 4.1 Scientists collecting biological
Rift Valley, of which the western samples in Kazumura lava tube 69
branch is known as the Albertine 4.2 A bulldozer unknowingly clearing
Rift Valley 36 land above a lava tube on the Big
2.2 The major volcanoes of the Island breaks through the roof and
Democratic Republic of the Congo: falls into the lava tube 70
Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira, 4.3 Pua Po‘o tour participants going
located to the north and north- down the ladder to the entrance
north-east of Goma 37
of the lava tube 74

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