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Lava flow from Kīlauea volcano, Hawai'i, Hawai'i

Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
A few hours after Carla and I sailed from our last port of call in Hawai'i (Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i), the ship passed within a mile of the site of the continuing lava discharge into the sea from the volcano Kīlauea. This volcano is in the southeastern portion of the island of Hawai'i. The discharge is from a vent system known as Puʻu ʻŌʻō, and has been continuous since 1983.

Here we see some of the major branches of the Puʻu ʻŌʻō flow:

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In one place we can see the reflection of the glow of the lava in the sea. The entire area is beclouded by steam resulting from the quenching of the lava in the sea water.

Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-200 mm f/3.5-6.3 OS at 200 mm, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/30 sec. 39% crop, downsized to 58% of original resolution and sharpened.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
This Doug, is am an amazing sight. I myself would have to think as to how I'd take such a picture. I would like to get the impression of the mist. I guess dawn would be the best time for that.

That's a great thrill to be in the presence of tectonic history! Is everything on the ground or are there sputters into the air, from time to time?

Asher
 
Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Asher,

Asher Kelman said:
That's a great thrill to be in the presence of tectonic history!
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Indeed! We were thrilled by the opportunity.

Is everything on the ground or are there sputters into the air, from time to time?
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I think at this site now all the lava "oozes" out, none of it actually projected into the air. The long streams ooze from fissures that are up the slope a moderate distance (I don't really know how high - I guess I can do some photogrammetric work to estimate it, but I have no authentic distance information - I did not have the GPS receiver running at the time).

But in the late 1980's I understand there were lava fountains (shooting perhaps 1000 feet high) involved at part of this vent system.

There was about a year ago an actual explosion from the caldera (crater) of this same volcano - no lava was ejected, though.

Best regards,

Doug
 
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