Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion
One of the most active volcanoes in the world.
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- Region
- Reunion
- Position
- -21.2444, 55.7083
- Area
- 20 × 20 km
- Real elevation
- 0 to 2,606 m (2,606 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:133,300
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Heat map
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion
Piton de la Fournaise (French: [pitɔ̃ də la fuʁnɛz]; 'Peak of the Furnace') is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands, Stromboli and Etna in Italy and Mount Erebus in Antarctica. The volcano is located within Réunion National Park, a World Heritage Site. Residents of Réunion sometimes refer to Piton de la Fournaise simply as le Volcan ("the Volcano"). It is a major tourist attraction.
From Wikipedia: Piton de la Fournaise, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion
Where is Piton de la Fournaise?
Piton de la Fournaise is in Reunion at -21.2444, 55.7083. The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Piton de la Fournaise model?
The land in this model runs from 0 to 2,606 m (2,606 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Piton de la Fournaise?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 34.3 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:133,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Piton de la Fournaise model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Piton de la Fournaise model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Piton de la Fournaise terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square centered on -21.2444, 55.7083. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:133,300. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.