7 the most amazing volcanic craters

• 7 most amazing volcanic craters

The most interesting, beautiful, and even inhabited craters.

Molokini Crater

Molokini was formed about 15 thousand years ago vomited from the crater of the volcano lava. Inside this natural rocky crescent are found more than 250 species of fish and 38 species of coral, which no longer meet all over the Pacific Ocean.

On the island there is absolutely no ground, and around towering cliffs just silent. That is why some surrounding waters and are considered the cleanest on all of the Hawaiian Islands.

The crater of Diamond Head

Diamond Head, located on the eastern edge of the shoreline of Waikiki, is a famous volcanic crater and popular attractions of Hawaii

Ko'olau Volcano about 2.6 million years, and the crater about 200 thousand years, finally extinguished volcano 150,000 years ago

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Crater Seongsan Ilchulbong

Seongsan Ilchulbong, also known as "Peak Sunrise" - a funnel formed gidrovulkanicheskimi eruptions that took place on the sea floor about 4 thousand years ago.

Its height is 182 meters, and is located inside the cup-shaped crater. Crater volcano is rich with lush vegetation, among which six grow rare plants.

Kelimutu Crater

Kelimutu -. A volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores in 1639 m height Three lakes Kelimutu in which solutions of various minerals, for several years, changing its color from black to turquoise, red-brown or green.

Each color is due to a specific set of mineral impurities in the ground, and though the lake is shared by only a few meters beneath them are completely different soil

Deep Green give sulfuric and hydrochloric acid, red - the result of the reaction of hydrogen sulfide with iron, although in recent years the lake water red darkens, and now has become almost black.

Crater Aogashima

Aogashima - a volcanic island in the Philippine Sea. Corner sushi 3, 5 km in length and 2, 5 km wide is the Office of Japan.

The highest point of the island is Otonbu, its height is 423 meters. Despite the fact that the island is an active volcano periodically claiming the lives of the islanders, the people did not leave.

In 2009, the island had a population of 205 people.

Crater Rocas Bainbridge

This wonderful crater located on the Galapagos Islands. This is perhaps the most famous photograph of the crater.

The island is often visited by flamingos.

Crater Nabiyotum

Crater Nabiyotum located at Lake Turkana, Kenya. The lake was discovered by Europeans in 1888.

The crater is almost perfect shape, it is very rare for such entities.