Island of death, visitors must wear a gas mask

As one of the dangerous areas, but the island is still open to visitors. Anyone who comes here needs a guide and a protective mask.

Whakaari White Island has been an active volcano for more than 150,000 years. The island is located about 48 km off the east coast of New Zealand's north island in Plenty Bay.

This place serves both tourism and scientific research. Any visitor here is required to use a tour guide, equipped with a gas mask due to sulfur dioxide gas is always at an alarming level.

Whakaari White Island is one of the still active but very 'volatile' volcanoes in New Zealand

During the recent eruption on the afternoon of December 9, 2019, the volcano here killed 21 people out of 47 people on the island at the time.

The sudden eruption had no previous warning signs, leading to a high death rate. According to the team's explanation, Whakaari Island is one of several volcanoes in New Zealand that can be active at any time.

An eruption on White Island

Specifically, the volcanic magma in the shallow reservoir and the heat emitted from the tank interact with the groundwater and surface water of the reservoir, creating a system of constantly boiling hydrothermal joints.

View on White Island

Due to the existence of this system, water kept in pores was always heated to extremely high temperatures. An external impact like an earthquake can disrupt the balance of both the system and the explosion of energy. The consequence of the December 9, 2019 eruption is an example.

Visitors here must wear an anti-toxic mask

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