Mount Erebus is the world’s southern-most active volcano – and it is called one of the most ferocious on the continent, according to IFL Science. But a gold dust volcano makes an eruption ...

Mount Erebus is the most southerly active volcano ... investigating matters such as the nature and frequency of its eruptions, the types of gases it gives off, and the age of its rocks.

Currently, only two of the Antarctic volcanoes are officially classified as active: the horseshoe-shaped Deception Island – which is part of the South Shetland Islands – and Mount Erebus.

George Steinmetz was drawn to Mount Erebus, in Antarctica, by the ice. The volcano constantly sputters hot gas and lava, sculpting surreal caves and towers that the photographer had read about and ...