Piton de la Fournaise
Appearance
The Piton de la Fournaise is a volcano on Réunion.
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Satellite photos
[edit]Natural sites
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The path to the summit
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Le sommet
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Le sommet, par Cimandef
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La caldeira, par Cimandef
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Le Formica Leo
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Le Dolomieu, par Cimandef
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La Plaine des Sables, par Cimandef
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La Plaine des Sables
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La Plaine des Sables (view from Morne Langevin)
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La Plaine des Sables (view from Pas des Sables)
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Le Piton Chisny
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Les grandes pentes (view from RN3)
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Piton de la Fournaise seen from Pas des Sables
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The cliffs of the main caldeira called L'Enclos
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Clay stratum of Bellecombe : a deposit of a 4.700 years old explosion
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Piton de la Fournaise and Piton Chisny seen from Pas des Sables
Monitoring
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Power station for GPS monitoring used for watching the deformations of the volcano
Basalts
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Olivine
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Océanite
