Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, third phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater.
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1959
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, third phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater. Reduced fountain deflected northward by the collapse of the inner part of the cone in the crater. Note the new cone developing on the left shoulder of the old main cone (immediately to the right of the fountain). View is from the trail leading down to Byron Ledge. 8:00 a.m., November 29, 1959. Figure 17, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 537-E.
Summary
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 1959 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, third phase of activity in Kilauea Iki Crater. Reduced fountain deflected northward by the collapse of the inner part of the cone in the crater. Note the new cone developing on the left shoulder of the old main cone (immediately to the right of the fountain). View is from the trail leading down to Byron Ledge. 8:00 a.m., November 29, 1959. Figure 17, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 537-E.
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