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Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano

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Deception Island , South Shetland Islands , is a semi-submerged, active volcanic caldera.

The horseshoe-shaped island is located in the Southern Ocean around 65 miles ( 105 km ) from Antarctica .

The island is still volcanically active and has hosted at least 20 small eruptions since the end of the 19th century .