Rare video of Heard Island volcano Big Ben erupting

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • Scientists on board the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have taken rare video footage of an eruption of the Big Ben volcano on remote sub-Antarctic Heard Island during an IMAS voyage to the Kerguelen Plateau.
    Big Ben, which includes the 2,745 m tall Mawson Peak, the highest mountain on Australian territory north of Antarctica, is known to have erupted at least three other times since 2000.
    But the remoteness of Heard Island and the neighbouring McDonald Islands, also an active volcano, means eruptions are rarely glimpsed by people and usually only recognised from sparse satellite images.
    RV Investigator is circling the islands on the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Plateau as part of an IMAS-led voyage to study the link between active volcanoes on the seafloor and the mobilisation of iron which enriches and supports life in the Southern Ocean.
    Voyage Chief Scientist, IMAS's Professor Mike Coffin, and PhD candidate Jodi Fox comment on the eruption.

Комментарии • 138

  • @andrewdipper4028
    @andrewdipper4028 8 лет назад +50

    It's rare because it's probably never been filmed before and few people have ever seen it erupt. The lava is the black stuff on the snow in the first 23 secs. Heard Is Is so remote, so rarely visited, and so rarely clear of cloud that something like this might not be seen again for years.

  • @augustustoplady
    @augustustoplady 8 лет назад +9

    So glad it was recorded at 1080p. It made it seem like the volcano wasn't 2,000 miles away, only 1,000. Great to see that tiny puff of smoke so clearly.

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 6 месяцев назад +2

      Wait, what? I thought it 10 miles away and for a hand-help shot...pretty darn good.

  • @pettiger15
    @pettiger15 8 лет назад +11

    Had to give this video some likes, for all the ignorant people giving dislikes expecting to see huge explosions. Nothing misleading about the title.

    • @thedeepbluesea5415
      @thedeepbluesea5415 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah, for a lot of people YT is all about lights, camera, and especially, ACTION !!!

  • @l214laus
    @l214laus 8 лет назад +9

    Thanks for being there, and for the 1080p video. Terrific to see it so clearly.

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 6 месяцев назад +1

      1080o? I am unfamiliar with that resolution. Looks pretty good to me.

    • @l214laus
      @l214laus 6 месяцев назад

      @@geraldhenrickson7472 I have corrected it to 1080p.

  • @IF_IT_BEATS_THERES_HOPE
    @IF_IT_BEATS_THERES_HOPE 3 года назад +4

    I didn't even know this island existed until I came across your video. Wow. Thanks. What great footage. I live vicariously through people like you. Thank you.

    • @thingonathinginathing
      @thingonathinginathing 2 месяца назад

      I just randomly discovered it while exploring around Antarctica on Goog Earth

  • @Badbharbii
    @Badbharbii 2 месяца назад +1

    How amazing to see. I discovered this island a couple months ago from curiousity staying up all night on google earth. I googled and researched information about it , the island is outstanding to see a video of for sure… wow. I just randomly had a spark of curiosity come to me to look the island up on RUclips , glad I did!

  • @Toqueville2023
    @Toqueville2023 2 дня назад

    With everyone having in their possession a recording device , high quality it's not wonder we are witnessing more incredible events..the graciers , animal behavior ,,,,,human behavior , human skills . No doubt we are living in an incredible age!

  • @truewords334
    @truewords334 8 лет назад +8

    I don't understand what's with all the dislikes. Were people expecting Vesuvius/Mount St. Helens?

    • @sndgrpr6633
      @sndgrpr6633 6 лет назад +2

      TrueWords indeed! It was a great if brief look at a very remote and understudied volcano.

    • @thedeepbluesea5415
      @thedeepbluesea5415 6 лет назад

      Yeah, they were. Volcano groupies, looking for big fireworks. Typical of most of the population, who are not and never will be scientists doing the hard work.

    • @miauwgabriel3547
      @miauwgabriel3547 3 года назад

      This volcano is in Australia.

  • @bondi_bluebird
    @bondi_bluebird 8 лет назад +6

    Awesome footage! I'd kill to be there to witness it; it just looks so cool!

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 2 года назад

      we are the US army force.
      We have enlisted you in our program.

  • @niningsetia4213
    @niningsetia4213 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for share video
    GOD BLESS everyone
    Barakallah fiikum 😂😂❤❤

  • @artoriousfortunous4694
    @artoriousfortunous4694 8 лет назад +79

    I was expecting an explosion.

    • @ethankinerso9395
      @ethankinerso9395 8 лет назад

      Same

    • @MichaelAiyedun
      @MichaelAiyedun 8 лет назад

      Life is always exciting

    • @sndgrpr6633
      @sndgrpr6633 6 лет назад +2

      And what more were you expecting sunshine? A title change to "Rare video of Heard Island volcano Big Ben exploding!!!!" and a Paul Hogan cameo?

    • @thedeepbluesea5415
      @thedeepbluesea5415 6 лет назад

      Dash---HA HA. Good Comment.

  • @silentplayer7446
    @silentplayer7446 4 года назад +4

    Siapa yg kesini gara gara nonton yt crash?

    • @fajriaf9976
      @fajriaf9976 4 года назад +2

      Gua liat dari google map ga sengaja Nemu pulau kecil,pas d perbesar ada namanya mawson peak,trs gua cek dah eh ternyata ada 😂,SALAM INDONESIA BROO!!!

    • @royassubagja
      @royassubagja 3 года назад

      Sama kaya fajri, gue pengen banget ke tenpat2 terpencil di dunia

  • @Dfeneck
    @Dfeneck 8 лет назад

    That was awesome. Thanks for sharing! That last shot with the clouds all lined up looked interesting too ;)

  • @nasigoreng553
    @nasigoreng553 4 года назад +1

    ill say this was a stellar effort by these people.
    If you gys ever need an assistant to go one of these expeditions I will happily serve

  • @casperblackcat1975
    @casperblackcat1975 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic video, thanks for sharing, be very interesting to get a drone to fly over & see what happening In the crater.

  • @ltr4300
    @ltr4300 6 лет назад +1

    Nice catch! I was looking at google Earth satellite imagery of Heard just now and there appears to be two small volcanic cinder cones on the extreme northwestern coast area. Is that actually what I'm seeing? They don't look too old, but have some vegetation on the lower flanks and inside.

  • @BirdEgg123
    @BirdEgg123 7 лет назад +1

    So I was going through google maps and I saw a Volcano to the west of Heard Island and Google doesn't say anything about it, do you people know what it is???

  • @josephinebennington7247
    @josephinebennington7247 3 года назад +1

    So lonely it was glad of some company and couldn’t resist waving Hello!

  • @DrewFromNC
    @DrewFromNC 5 лет назад

    Very interesting! I think it would be so cool to be a researcher and see dynamic earth processes like this!!!

  • @oscargordon
    @oscargordon 8 лет назад +1

    I love research, science, and exploration videos. For several months, I drove by Mt. St. Helens and saw it doing this. You can see Mt. Baker do this fairly often. Came expecting to see an actual eruption and left with some steam. The only thing rare about this video is that I have never heard of or seen a picture of this volcano before. Very beautiful though and wish I was on the ship with you!.

    • @palmen17
      @palmen17 8 лет назад +1

      +oscargordon you should realize that the rare thing about this video is the fact that as far as i know there has never been a video of an eruption on heard island and that observations of this volcano are very, very rare

  • @byunknown9389
    @byunknown9389 4 года назад

    So how many states and territories did they teach in school. I'm 30 and never knew or heard of this other territry of Australia. Wonder how big Ben is going now with all the other rising activity around the world

  • @Katlick
    @Katlick 8 лет назад +1

    COOOL I wish I had a job where I was one of the few people that were able to see this island.

  • @henridauphin2399
    @henridauphin2399 4 года назад +1

    Bonjour a tous je connaît pas se volcan il est bizarre franchement je les jamais vue se volcan franchement il est grand et beau j'adore nouveau volcan pour moi

  • @yeneyizations2932
    @yeneyizations2932 8 лет назад +25

    Came to see lava, was disappointed.

  • @fredgardner2870
    @fredgardner2870 8 лет назад

    liked it. with comments from scientists yet. cool.

  • @johnadams-wp2yb
    @johnadams-wp2yb 5 месяцев назад

    What eruption?

  • @francisplace8488
    @francisplace8488 8 лет назад +3

    So unique video of a beautiful volcano in one of the world's wildest places isn't exciting enough? Funny world. Guess it's back to Maccas and the Playstation and re-runs of The Fast and the Furious for you then.

  • @thisismyalias
    @thisismyalias 3 года назад +1

    The dislikes are unjustified

  • @ryanhood12
    @ryanhood12 3 года назад

    How can I get aboard on one of these excursions? If y’all are looking for extra help I have about 7 years of electrical experience!

  • @canichangemynamenowawyeah4621
    @canichangemynamenowawyeah4621 8 лет назад

    That thing must be really tall at the end it looked like it was pretty close to the clouds

  • @dw-rh6fb
    @dw-rh6fb 8 лет назад

    How far out could you see the mountain top?

  • @larrypatterson3957
    @larrypatterson3957 8 лет назад

    I am confused....Heard Island is nearly 800 miles north of any Antarctic landfall. Why is the term "sub-Antarctic" used to describe the island's position? The word "sub" usually denotes under. Since the island is neither South of Antarctica nor under the same I am confused. Please explain. Thanks.

    • @ryanschick9882
      @ryanschick9882 6 лет назад

      not as antarctic as the antarctic

    • @DeadFox77
      @DeadFox77 6 лет назад

      It's below latitude that is considered the antarctic. Really all antarctic land is technically sub-antarctic.

  • @Seamanscopes
    @Seamanscopes Месяц назад

    I looked up Big Ben volcano after finding it on Apple maps

  • @MikeGreenwood51
    @MikeGreenwood51 17 дней назад

    Why didn't they show it the right way up. It is in the southern hemispher so why use Northern Hemisphere format. No wonder people get confused. It's as if film produces imagine we the Northern viewers would think people in the south walked on the ceilings and not beable to realise that that was the right way up?

  • @BenStarner
    @BenStarner 8 лет назад

    That was the most intense eruption of all the times...

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 6 месяцев назад

      That was the GOAT comment of all time. Very clever. Remarkable even.

  • @brendanst1979
    @brendanst1979 2 года назад +1

    Lonely mountain in the middle of the ocean 😂

  • @cesar9496
    @cesar9496 2 года назад

    I didn’t know this place existed until today when I was bored going over google maps 😂

  • @MrSadlyMisunderstood
    @MrSadlyMisunderstood 8 лет назад +2

    That's the edge ~B.O.B

  • @digitaldreamer5481
    @digitaldreamer5481 5 месяцев назад

    It look like someone was burning car tires again…😅

  • @Bluepillphil-d1w
    @Bluepillphil-d1w 6 лет назад

    And it was rare in the video too.

  • @wyattoutlaw2370
    @wyattoutlaw2370 10 месяцев назад

    Australia’s highest peak.

  • @Thwarptide
    @Thwarptide 5 месяцев назад

    That’s not an eruption, thats merely a land fart

  • @esteestar4901
    @esteestar4901 8 лет назад

    Cool 🗻

  • @m9shamalan
    @m9shamalan 4 года назад

    just wow.

  • @rogerioalfre
    @rogerioalfre 8 лет назад

    Foi só fumaça....

  • @HKSlapActual
    @HKSlapActual 7 лет назад

    This was the biggest let down of 2017

  • @DESTROYER-ve4jp
    @DESTROYER-ve4jp 3 года назад

    I found this island on snap mal

  • @pfcwar5150
    @pfcwar5150 8 лет назад

    the video of Paint Drying was just a tad more intense

  • @JustSomeGuyOk
    @JustSomeGuyOk 3 года назад

    I live on that island

  • @k.t.1641
    @k.t.1641 8 лет назад +4

    That was more of a toot...maybe a squeaker

  • @tonkaaaaa
    @tonkaaaaa 8 лет назад

    JAYSUS CHRIST! Where the hell are ALL the fire fighter's?

  • @Mechamjr88
    @Mechamjr88 8 лет назад +3

    wow, was anybody hurt?

  • @jamesonkoolio5861
    @jamesonkoolio5861 8 лет назад

    How is it rare video if its posted on RUclips for all the world to see?

  • @TheJCJexe
    @TheJCJexe 8 лет назад

    Came here expecting an explosion.

  • @bangyansah2332
    @bangyansah2332 6 лет назад

    luar bisa

  • @MrJohnnysynth
    @MrJohnnysynth 8 лет назад

    Seemed rather ... flaccid.

  • @Wizards544
    @Wizards544 8 лет назад

    Very

  • @TheNecrocoil
    @TheNecrocoil 8 лет назад

    Eruption? That's a little queef.

  • @titusorelius9458
    @titusorelius9458 8 лет назад

    WOW......................................-_-

  • @sammyvega1042
    @sammyvega1042 8 лет назад

    run its gojira😱🐊🚀♨ oh no that missile had no effect were domed🎥🎬 OK that's a rap see you for godzilla 2017😊

  • @metalgear5881
    @metalgear5881 8 лет назад +2

    Where's the lava

    • @palmen17
      @palmen17 8 лет назад +2

      +Nathan Freeman at 0:15, just have a look at the summit and you will see the dark lines just in the middle, that's how a lavaflow looks like!

    • @metalgear5881
      @metalgear5881 8 лет назад

      +maximopleasures oh thanks I didn't even notice that lol. Tell them to get closer now.

  • @jhn4399
    @jhn4399 8 лет назад +12

    Was expecting to see some pompeii shit... was disappointed.

  • @fryjui1427
    @fryjui1427 8 лет назад +2

    Lucky for us to see one of GOD'S wonderful events unfold.

  • @alchyblue8031
    @alchyblue8031 8 лет назад

    wow how boring he said they can see lava poring out of the volcano yet didn't record that part

  • @MrTeacherDO
    @MrTeacherDO 8 лет назад +1

    where's big ben

  • @JGomezBless
    @JGomezBless 8 лет назад +1

    Guys it was just a prank. I tossed a smoke bomb up there. HA Got em!

  • @javierappleseed2113
    @javierappleseed2113 8 лет назад

    worst. erruption. ever.

  • @TroutWest
    @TroutWest 8 лет назад +5

    Just like one of Obama's speeches... Supposed to be epic, but in reality super boring with nothing happening.

  • @shadow.banned
    @shadow.banned 8 лет назад +1

    ...you crybabies serous?

  • @Mr_Scrooge
    @Mr_Scrooge 8 лет назад +1

    Underwhelming af

  • @TheHeftyNinja
    @TheHeftyNinja 8 лет назад

    waste...

  • @AlecHougdahl
    @AlecHougdahl 8 лет назад

    weak.

  • @jonathank.
    @jonathank. 8 лет назад

    global warming..?

    • @Ol-Gabe
      @Ol-Gabe 8 лет назад

      +Your2k yeah no way man has affected earth in any way in the last oh lets say 2 hundred years. its like spitting in the ocean.

    • @Ol-Gabe
      @Ol-Gabe 8 лет назад

      +Your2k i agree with you. Planets go thru many changes on their own and politicians should pressure other countries to show how they fight their own pollution.

    • @potatorampage
      @potatorampage 8 лет назад

      its a volcano, and a very active one at that. humans have no affect on volcanoes as its a natural occurence on earth and other planets. if anything affects volcano activity, its plate tectonics. humans can increase greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, causing more heat to be trapped from the sun, leading to the melting of the polar ice caps and other extreme weather. oh, and btw, it's climate change, not global warming

    • @rustydavis2573
      @rustydavis2573 8 лет назад

      The idea that we cannot affect the environment is absurd. You guys realize that we've burned 2 massive holes in the ozone layer, right? Go ahead and deny man made climate change, but the fact is that if the earth continues to heat up like it has for the past 150 years we're completely fucked. You can either do nothing or try something. Up to you.

    • @rustydavis2573
      @rustydavis2573 8 лет назад

      +Your2k Well that's not true. It was first observed in the 70s at the earliest. It was first reported in a scientific journal in 1985. It was a huge shock to the scientific community at the time. I wouldn't mind being proven wrong, but I really doubt you could provide credible evidence to support that.

  • @mrjoebsoto
    @mrjoebsoto 8 лет назад +1

    Sure, it's rare and whatever, but this is seriously boring! For what you get out of it, the entire video was way too long........................

  • @tac90150
    @tac90150 8 лет назад +2

    Was expecting to see some pompeii shit... was disappointed. here we have our first candidate for "Most Boring Video of 2016"

    • @venuspower621
      @venuspower621 5 лет назад +1

      "Eruption" isn't "Explosion", so deal with it

  • @davidsouthwood5106
    @davidsouthwood5106 9 месяцев назад

    See mother earth dose her job sometimes

  • @Mechamjr88
    @Mechamjr88 8 лет назад

    wow, was anybody hurt?

    • @geraldhenrickson7472
      @geraldhenrickson7472 6 месяцев назад

      Your concern was...slightly amusing. It was concern nonetheless.