Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12299

Image GVP-12299

This 1 February 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) shows part of southern end of the 35-km-long volcanic island of Biliran, located across the narrow Biliran Strait from the northern tip of Leyte Island (left). Lava domes, craters, and geothermal areas have formed around the island. Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

This 1 February 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top) shows part of southern end of the 35-km-long volcanic island of Biliran, located across the narrow Biliran Strait from the northern tip of Leyte Island (left). Lava domes, craters, and geothermal areas have formed around the island.

Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2019.

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Biliran

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Image GVP-12299