Tag: Southern Atlantic Ocean

• Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  NASA catches images of volcanic activity in South Sandwich Islands

  

  The South Sandwich Islands, in the far southern Atlantic Ocean, are often shrouded with thick cloud, making it difficult to view the region from space. Sometimes, however, the use of false-color imagery can be used to reveal events that would otherwise be obscured under cloud cover.