Earlier this year, volcanologist Emma Liu and colleagues went on a scientific voyage to the South Sandwich Islands to conduct a field study of the volcanoes and measure the volcanic gas emissions from Zavodovski, Candlemas, Saunders, and Bellingshausen islands.
You can read more detail about the expedition in this link here:
https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gmpv/2020/03/04/five-hundred-miles-from-civilisation-exploring-active-volcanism-in-the-south-sandwich-islands/
Meanwhile, here is a small selection of pics (used with permission) she took during the expedition.
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| Summit crater of Mount Curry, Zavodovski Island. |
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| Lucifer Hill and the lava fields on the north side of Candlemas Island. |
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| Mount Michael emitting a gas plume, Saunders Island. |
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| The crater rim of Basilisk Peak on Bellingshausen Island. |
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