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Kīlauea's ERZ flow field

Detailed Description

Map showing Kīlauea's east rift zone flow field as of November 21, 2013. The Kahauale‘a 2 flow continues to advance slowly toward the northeast from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Its area as of November 7 is shown in pink, while advancement of the flow as of November 21 is shown in red. Older lava flows are labeled with the years in which they were active: episodes 1-48b flows (1983-1986) are shown in gray; episodes 48c-49 flows (1986-1992) are pale yellow; episodes 50-55 flows (1992-2007) are tan; and episodes 58-60 flows (2007-2011) are pale orange. The active lava tube is shown with a yellow line.

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