Scientists have made the first on-site observations of the lava lake at one of the world's most remote volcanoes.

' Although it’s only 2,766 feet above sea level, the modest altitude of Mount Michael belies its extraordinary isolation.

“If you stand on Saunders Island,” says Nicholson, “your closest other humans are on the International Space Station. That’s the definition of remote.” '

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/one-of-earths-loneliest-volcanoes-holds-an-extraordinary-secret