The Murum vent, on Ambrym island in Vanuatu, once held an active lava lake before a volcanic event caused the lake to be drained and covered in rock.

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this lava lake was drained and covered in tonnes of rock after a volcanic event

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Marum vent, Ambrym, Vanuatu
Photo credit: © Bradley White / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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