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Toes of lava oozing from under crust and edging the flow a bit closer to the water. Sign and parked vehicles visible through heat shimmer in background.
Lava toe breaking out from front of slowly advancing flow about 50 meters from top of sea cliff. This was last toe to form here for more than 30 minutes. Width of toe, about 50 centimeters.