The scene: a tent on Mount Erebus ... and the occasional lava flow, but steam usually rises from its summit, betraying the heat within. If Erebus were a dessert, it would be a reverse baked ...

The Earth’s southernmost active volcano, known as Mount Erebus, contains one of nature’s many marvels: the lava lake. It’s one of less than 10 long-lasting lava lakes on the planet.

A ntarc tica is a continent of contradictions, with hostile cold temperatures and sizzling lava lakes inside massive volcanos. Mount Erebus is the world’s southern-most active volcano – and it ...