Out in the Pacific Ocean lies Lord Howe Island, a mere 600 kilometres off the coast of Port Macquarie in New South Wales.

A few years ago Professor Colin Woodroffe from the University of Wollongong went there on board the RV Southern Surveyor to study the marine environment around this remnant volcano and the photos from this voyage are astoundingly beautiful.

A section of the volcano remains upright, its called Ball’s Pyramid.

You have to check out these photos, this landscape is simply mesmerising.