Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-04989

The summit dome of La Soufrière is seen in the center of this October 1976 aerial view from the SW. The peak at the right is l'Echelle, a scoria cone that is thought to have formed about 1500-2000 years ago. Historical eruptions from the volcano have originated from fissures cutting across the summit dome and its upper flanks. Photo by Richard Fiske, 1976 (Smithsonian Institution).

The summit dome of La Soufrière is seen in the center of this October 1976 aerial view from the SW. The peak at the right is l'Echelle, a scoria cone that is thought to have formed about 1500-2000 years ago. Historical eruptions from the volcano have originated from fissures cutting across the summit dome and its upper flanks.

Photo by Richard Fiske, 1976 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Soufrière Guadeloupe