Lava meeting the ocean

Credit: MICHAEL SZOENYI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Lava meeting the ocean. Plume of steam, smoke and gas clouds produced where lava from the Kilauea volcano meets the Pacific Ocean. Kilauea is one of five shield volcanoes that together form the island of Hawai'i. It is the most active volcano on Earth. Photographed at Kalapana, Big Island (Hawai'i), Hawaii, USA.

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