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Peak of the Furnace

Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian… Read more…

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Peak of the Furnace
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Piton de la Fournaise is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands, Stromboli and Etna in Italy and Mount Erebus in Antarctica. A previous eruption began in August 2006 and ended in January 2007. The volcano erupted again in February 2007, on 21 September 2008, on 9 December 2010, which lasted for two days, and on 1 August 2015. The most recent eruption began on 15 September 2022. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage Site.

Residents of Réunion sometimes refer to Piton de la Fournaise simply as le Volcan. It is a major tourist attraction.

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Address 97439, Réunion
Coordinates 21°14'35.226" S, 55°42'26.317" E
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Peak of the Furnace
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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