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There are only a few effusive active volcanoes in the world . In fact, these volcanoes, called "red volcanoes" present a cinematographic interest, because their eruptions are generally followed by very spectacular great fluid lava flows .
Piton de la Fournaise of La Réunion is a "red volcano" like the volcanoes of Hawaii . It erupts almost every year.
Piton de la Fournaise
Alt. 8635 ft
Main crater: Dolomieu
Situation: South of Reunion Island
Activity: Active
Category: Red
Contact a specialist: Alain Gerente on http://www.alaingerente.com
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Surface area : 2,512 sq.km (+ 30 hectares gained from lava reaching the ocean in 1986) . Maximum diameter: 70 km and length of the coastline: 207 km .
The island is characterized by numerous micro-climates : Temperatures, which are normally relatively high along the coasts, are elsewhere quite moderate in relation to the altitude .
The conditions of climate and rainfall usually undergo modifications during the austral summer when Reunion is occasionally submitted to the effects of cyclones or tropical depressions .
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Alt.: 1277 m
Surface: 1430 m2
Hawaii, Antelope Canyon, ... très bientôt, merci de votre visite.
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