Maps of the region
Source: The HVO - Site
According
to the informations received by the USGS, HVO, the Pu`u`O`o-Kupaianaha eruption of
the Kilauea in its
55th
eruptive episode has now the
duration of 22
years.
This episode
ranks as the most voluminous outpouring of lava on
the volcano's east rift zone since
the past five centuries.
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Entrance of the lava in the Pacific Ocean in the
Highcastle area.
In May 2002, a new vent opened on the west side.
On the western margin of the flow field the
largest forest fire in the park since 15 years was sparkling
off. These flows reached the ocean near the end
of the 'Chain of Crater Road'
in July.
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Entrance of the lava in the Pacific Ocean in the
Highcastle area.
Ever since,
you can observe a continuous lava flow at the south flanks of the Pulama Pali
region reaching the Kupaianaha coastal line via reticulated tubes
belonging to a big subterrain system. Depending on the intensity,
litoral eruptions can be discovered by executing a fiery show according to the principe of vulcanism in a small format. Thereby
sea water is entering the lava filled tubes and the resulting steam
pressure can burst massive coastal-lines or lava banks.
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The aesthetic hawaiian way of land reclamation.
As
you can discover on the upper photos, the ocean entries do
appear in an indiscribeable beautiness and aesthetic. Live to see
this tryst between the lava and the sea you can recieve the
impression that the archaic volcanic power has nothing to subtend
to
the eternal power of the ocean. Five
meter high waves are toying with the
‚lava ropes’ from 3 up to 40 centimetre,
which 'drop' down from a height of 4 meter until they decline on
the ground of the ocean under a loud fizzling. Hidden behind this
grothesque
hawaiian way of land reclamation a continous
process takes place expanding
the hawaiian archipelago
since the date of origin.
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Already in
September 2002, 2.3 km3 of lava had covered 110 km2
and added 220 hectares to Kilauea's southern shore. In this
process,
lava flows destroyed
nearly
200
structures,13 km of
the
highway
and the small coast town of Kalapana are covered by
lava
layers up to a thickness of 25 meters.(Informations by USGS,HVO)
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