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At the Ka`ili`ili sea entry point of the volcano Kilauea, rivers of lava leave the lava tube at a small bench of new land. The steam in the background is directly at sea level. With each larger wave, parts of these flows are covered by water, generating a blinding cloud of hot steam. Kilauea is the youngest and southeastern-most volcano on the big island of Hawaii.
Topographically, Kilauea, which is located on the southernmost flank of Mauna Loa, was thought to be an extension of its giant neighbor. However, research over the past few decades clearly shows that Kilauea has its own magma plumbing system, extending to the surface from more than 60 kilometers deep in the Earth.Image credit: ©Tom Pfeiffer (www.decadevolcano.net/VolcanoDiscovery.com)
