A volcanic island located 584 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, Nishinoshima began to erupt in November 2013, and continued through August 2015. Reprinted with permission from Overview by Benjamin Grant, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Amphoto Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Images (c) 2016 by DigitalGlobe, Inc. Photo 3 of 15 in Ever Wondered About the View from Space? by Aileen Kwun

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A volcanic island located 584 miles south of Tokyo, Japan, Nishinoshima began to erupt in November 2013, and continued through August 2015.

Reprinted with permission from Overview by Benjamin Grant, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Amphoto Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc.

Images (c) 2016 by DigitalGlobe, Inc.