Lava flows (close-up), Hawaii 1980

Childs, Iraphne R. (1980) Lava flows (close-up), Hawaii 1980. [Image]

Abstract

Kilauea volcano, 1250m (4090ft) is the youngest and most active of Hawaii's volcanoes. It can be studied and observed closely in relative safety in the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, Puna district, approx. 48 km from Hilo. Kilauea has been continuously erupting along the East Rift Zone since January 1983, making Kilauea the world's longest erupting volcano. The basaltic Hawaiian lavas have two distinct forms, although chemically they are the same: aa (viscous, rough) and pahoehoe (smooth, ropy, billowy).This image is a close-up of older ropy pahoehoe with the first colonisation of ferns just starting to show in the lava.

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Collection: Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s
Sub-Collection Title:

United States (Hawaii)

Date: 1980
Keywords: lava; ferns
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2013 13:03
Last Modified: 29 May 2022 23:59
Copyright Owner: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs.
Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or TownPlace
United States of AmericaHawaiiHawaii Volcanoes National ParkKilauea Volcano
Location 19.421097, -155.286762
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/339
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