PIX4676405: Galapagos Islands - The Galapagos Islands seen from the space shuttle - Volcanoes of Galapagos Islands seen by the shuttle Endeavour in December 2001. In the center the island of Isabela, in the top left the island of Fernanda. Lava flows appear as dark stringy patches leading down the flanks of volcanoes which comprise the large, seahorse - shaped island of Isabela. Other flows appear on the flanks of Fernandina Island, the smaller round island to the left, which is made up of a single large volcanic cone. The Galapagos Islands lie above a hot spot underneath the oceanic plate that has been active at least for tens of millions of years. December 200 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676474: Active hornito - Ol Doinyo Lengai - Active hornito - Ol Doinyo Lengai - Hornito active on Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania in the Great Rift Valley. Active hornito on volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai. This active volcano located in Tanzania in the great rift valley is the only known volcano producing carbonatite, the coolest lava on earth / Bridgeman Images
TEC4709192: Opera Garnier, 8 rue Scribe, Paris 9. Architecture by Charles Garnier, 1862-1875. The Opera or the National Academy of Music and Dance represents the best architectural expression of the Napoleon III style, eclectic, baroque, overload. It was following the failed attempt to attack the Emperor on January 14, 1858 by Orsini, that it was decided to build a new opera in a space and on. Photograph 1993. / Bridgeman Images