Visitors at an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand

Visitors watching mud being ejected from the caldera floor of an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Visitors at an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mud being ejected from the caldera floor of an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Mud being ejected from the caldera floor of an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Visitors to an active andesite stratovolcano on White Island, off the East side of North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Tourists exploring White Island Volcano, an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Tourists exploring White Island Volcano, an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

White Island (Whakaari) active marine volcano in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

White Island (Whakaari) active marine volcano in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

November 2007 - Aerial view of White Island (Whakaari) volcano with central acidic crater lake, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Volcano Island White Island from the mainland with palm trees, sunset, Whakaari, Volcano Island, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Aerial view of the volcanic island White Island with view into the crater, rising steam, morning mood, Whakaari, volcanic island, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Aerial view of the volcanic island White Island with rising steam from the crater, morning mood, Whakaari, volcanic island, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Aerial view of the volcanic island White Island with view into the crater, rising steam, morning mood, Whakaari, volcanic island, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania