685-1166 - Mosaic from the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1165 - The House of Neptune and Amphitrite, at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1164 - Interior and mosaic at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1163 - Interior and mosaic at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1162 - Bath house mosaic from Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1161 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1160 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1159 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1158 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1157 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1156 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1155 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1154 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

685-1153 - The ruins of Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

698-2129 - Strokkur Geyser erupting at Geysir, South West area, Iceland, Polar Regions

698-2110 - Leirhnjukur thermal area and eruption site near Krafla geothermal power station, Lake Myvatn, North area, Iceland, Polar Regions

190-5601 - Ruins of Pompeii, destroyed in volcanic eruption of AD 79, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage site, Campania, Italy, Europe

83-11736 - Eruption and lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure on the southern flank of Mt Etna in 2001, the flow threatened the town of Nicolosi below, Mt Etna, Sicily, Italy

29-1828 - Griggs volcano overlooks Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes filled by ash in 1912 eruption of Katmai, Katmai Volcano National Park, Alaska, USA, North America

29-1818 - Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes with ignimbrite of 1912 eruption, Griggs volcano behind, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, North America

724-1081 - Sumeru volcano erupting, island of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

83-11643 - Eruptions at the Monti Calcarazzi fissure and the Piano del Lago cone, above, on Mount Etna that threatened tourist facilities and villages in 2001, Sicily, Italy, Europe

83-1049 - Mount Vesuvius behind the ruins of the Roman resort of Herculaneum, destroyed in the eruption of AD 79 which covered the town in lava and mud, Herculaneum, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

586-1294 - The Blue Crater Lake of Viti, which appeared after an eruption in 1875, part of the sulphurous geothermal area of Namafjall, Reykjahlio, Iceland

29-864 - Versuvius Volcano seen from Pompeii, buried in AD79 eruption, Renovated stonework of a building on the edge of the Roman Forum, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

190-5605 - Victim of Vesuvius eruption, volcanic ash formed mould, form later revealed by injecting plaster, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, Europe

83-4538 - Thousands of trees blown down by the 1980 eruption still floating on Spirit Lake north of the mountain, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

190-5604 - Victim of Vesuvius eruption, volcanic ash formed mould retaining human form later revealed by injecting plaster, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

83-4536 - Spirit Lake in the landscape north of Mount St. Helens devastated by the 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

29-3598 - Lava dome in crater seen from rim, Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption, with Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier in the distance, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

83-4529 - Ryan Lake and some of the millions of trees north of Mount St. Helens flattened by the eruption of 1980, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

197-4859 - Edinburgh, taken from 1961 volcanic eruption centre, Tristan da Cunha, Atlantic Ocean, Mid Atlantic

83-4531 - Part of the 150 square miles of forest north of Mount St. Helens flattended by the huge eruption of 1980, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

759-2367 - Rabaul destroyed by volcanic eruption, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

759-3158 - Scubadiver and tectonical rift, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah

759-3160 - Tectonical rift underwater, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah

759-3157 - Tectonical rift underwater, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah

759-3156 - Tectonical rift underwater, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah

759-3161 - Tectonical rift underwater, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah