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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - August 5, 2005

August 5, 2005

Pu`u `O`o and ocean entries

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This is a photo of an aerial view looking west across Pu`u `O`o.
Aerial view looking west across Pu`u `O`o. Six fuming vents are, from front to back, East Pond Vent, January Vent, South Wall Complex, Drainhole, Beehive, and West Gap.
Media
This is a photo of East Kamoamoa lava delta and small entry plume.
Looking down onto East Kamoamoa lava delta and small entry plume. The delta is 400 m long parallel to shoreline and extends 70 m seaward from old sea cliff. The delta has an area of about 2 ha.

 

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This is a photo of an aerial view looking southeastward across East Lae`apuki lava delta.
Aerial view looking southeastward across East Lae`apuki lava delta. Thick laze plumes rise from entry areas along front of delta. Foreground fume comes from skylights in PKK lava tube that feeds the delta.
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This is a photo of lava pouring from tube at eastern front of East Lae`apuki delta.
Lava pouring from tube at eastern front of East Lae`apuki delta. Note small pocket beach, and steaming rocks stranded on the sand.

 

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