Piton de la Fournaise

Reunion / Saint-Pierre / Saint-Philippe /
 volcano, invisible
Elevation: 2621 meters (8599 feet)

Piton de la Fournaise (French): "Peak of the Furnace") is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island (a French territory) in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands (Pacific Ocean), Stromboli, Etna (Italy) and Mount Erebus in Antarctica. A recent eruption began in August 2006 and ended in January 2007. The volcano erupted again in February 2007, and most recently on 21 September 2008.

Piton de la Fournaise is often known locally as le Volcan (The Volcano); it is a major tourist attraction on Réunion island.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piton_de_la_Fournaise
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Coordinates:   21°14'46"S   55°43'42"E

Comments

  • il s'agit bien du Piton de la Fournaise. Le Piton des Neiges se trouve à près de 25 km, environ vers le nord-est.
  • j'aimerais bien savoir quand il va declancher un alerte rouge,c'est dommage que j'habite a Maurice.....si seulement j'etais une reunionaise je pourrais filmer l'eruption et avoir des photos pour que je puisse mettre sur FACEBOOK,ce sera trop cool>333
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