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Pu`u `O`o - Kupaianaha Eruption of Kilauea Volcano - March 12, 1993

Kilauea Volcano
 Photograph by C. Heliker, USGS
photo and caption credit
 U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

Lava pouring into the sea built this fan-shaped delta and buried an archeological site and popular campground at Kamoamoa in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The delta extends 300 m beyond the former shoreline. The Chain of Craters Road is visible on both sides of the narrow flow field.

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