The smoking White Island volcano of the coast of New Zealand

A flight over the White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty shows the activity of its crater, which expels gases and steam. Mount Gisborn is a 320 m high and 800°C hot lava dome that grows in the center of the volcano. White Island is the summit of a much larger submarine volcano that is located 48 km (30 mi) offshore and that rises about 1600 m (5249 ft) above the sea floor.
Named Whakaari by the Maori, the volcano belongs to the Taupo volcanic chain. Continuous volcanic activity produced andesitic rocks over the past 150.000 years. A bilious green lake filled with toxic chemistry of the Earth’s interior is located in the center of volcano.