Kilauea Lava Fountain (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii ‑ SOEST

Kilauea Lava Fountain

Caption

A 300-m-high fountain during episode 8 of the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption from close to the Byron Ledge overlook. 7 am (HST) on 11 December 1959.

Credit

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey

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