Explore the main features of the Nyiragongo volcano, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and learn what risk ...

The cone rises about 1,000 feet but isn't symmetrical like most cinder cones. It is shaped like a horseshoe that opens to the west, and the vent is not visible from the road.

The fissure 8 splatter cone is photographed on June 24. (Source: USGS) PUNA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fissure no. 8 has taken on a look of its own, in fact some might even say it looks like ...

Volcanic cones are of different types, depending upon the nature and size of the fragments ejected during the eruption. Types typically differentiated are spatter cone, cinder cone, ash cone, and ...

Why go: Some 900 years ago, a volcanic eruption spewed lava and ash that spread for miles and formed the red cinder cone known as Sunset Crater. It's perhaps the most recognizable of the 600 or so ...

Snowriders with lift tickets or passes who are looking to ride the cone can take the chairlift to Leeway Run, after which they can ski or board down and up a section called “Compression.” This ...