Formica Leo
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Formica Leo, named for its similar shape to the pitfall built by the antlion
, is a small volcanic crater of the Piton de la Fournaise
(French
): "Peak of the Furnace", the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion
island (a French
department) in the Indian Ocean
.
It is located at the bottom of the caldera
called Enclos Fouqué
, just beneath the mountain pass
Pas de Bellecombe
.
Antlion
Antlions are a group of insects in the family Myrmeleontidae . The most well-known genus is Myrmeleo. There are about 2,000 species...
, is a small volcanic crater of the Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise : "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands , Stromboli, Etna and Mount Erebus in Antarctica...
(French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
): "Peak of the Furnace", the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
island (a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
department) in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
.
It is located at the bottom of the caldera
Caldera
A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption, such as the one at Yellowstone National Park in the US. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters...
called Enclos Fouqué
Enclos Fouqué
The "Enclos Fouqué"' is the most recent caldera build by the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano of the isle of la Réunion....
, just beneath the mountain pass
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
Pas de Bellecombe
Pas de Bellecombe
Pas de Bellecombe is a mountain pass and vista point overlooking Enclos Fouqué, the last caldera formed by the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean....
.