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Lava breaking out of inflating tumulus

Detailed Description

Lava is breaking out of steep-sided, inflating tumulus about 30 meters inland from Highcastle sea cliff. This is one of many such inflating tumuli in area, some of which break to feed breakouts such as this one. Tumulus is about 4 meters high.

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Public Domain.