World’s highest volcano spews out £6,000 of GOLD every day
The infamous gold-spewing volcano was discovered in 1841 by Captain Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after his ship, but it has only been active since 1972.
Covered with ice and snow from the outside, the Erebus has a scorching hot lava lake inside its summit crater that has been continuously bubbling away since 1972.: "These are actually quite rare, as it requires some very specific conditions to be met to ensure the surface never freezes over."Vid shows school FIGHT CLUB 'organised by teacher who told kids to brawl'
The beast of a volcano - towering at an impressive 12,448ft - also regularly releases gas and steam which contain metal.Although miniscule, Mount Erebus pumps out around 80g of these specks of gold on a daily basis - which experts estimate to be worth $6,000 .Man set himself on fire outside Trump's NY trial in horrific scenes
Scientists have suggested that these particles then travel through the air, as the "gold dust" has been found 621 miles away from the source.
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