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Volcanic-gas plumes emitted by ocean entry, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent, and Hal...

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Volcanic-gas plumes mark the sites where lava flows from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō enter the ocean on Kīlauea's south coast (far left), the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō cone (left) on the East Rift Zone, and Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit (right). Structures visible in middle left primarily located around the Volcano Golf and Country Club and Kīlauea Military Camp. View is looking east across the lower southeast flank of Mauna Loa Volcano (foreground).