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Lava continues to enter the ocean at Kapoho. The straight line dist...

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Lava continues to enter the ocean at Kapoho. The straight line distance from the northernmost entry to the southernmost is approximately 2 km (1.3 mi). The interaction between lava and seawater produces a white laze plume, drifting with the wind inland. View to the northeast.