Frank Coffee

“ Five native villages have been covered by the flow, and even their former sites can only be conjectured, for the thickness of the lava is seldom under thirty or forty feet at any place. No lives have so far been lost, for, as a usual thing, the approach of a lava flow is slow. The sight is overpoweringly majestic, and once witnessed is never forgotten. ”

“ The Tanna Volcano is always active and is one of the sights of the islands. It has been spoken of as "the great lighthouse of the Southern Isles, which every three or four minutes bursts forth with brilliance, like a revolving light." It is always grand and awe-inspiring.
As far back as all records serve, the Tongan Islands have been noted for volcanic activity. There is a volcano in the island of Tofua. In 1912 the several volcanoes on the island of Niafoou were all in eruption at once and did a great deal of damage. ”

“ Sometimes there are a hundred or more craters, large and small, vomiting fire and smoke and fine ashes, and the light produced by the eruption at night is sufficient to read by. From the western end of New Britain extends a series of islands that are all volcanic.
The thermal activity of New Zealand is world-famed, the regions known as the Hot Lakes district being justly celebrated for unique and wonderful sights. Rotorua is the center of geyser activity much like that of Yellowstone Park. ”