hot mouth
hawai'i, big island, end of 'chain of craters road'
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fed by the pu'u o'o vent, which is located upcountry by approx. 10 km,
the lava flows subterraneanly down the hills towards the coast.
approx. 1 km before the shore line it reaches the surface,
where it moves slowly towards the coast.
it´s surface cooles down very rapidly. but below this skinny surface, the lava is still hot and liquid and flowing.
so it squeezes the skin, sometimes showing these toothy mouthes.
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Véronique Soulier 29/04/2006 9:59
very original serie of pics, nice textures and colors.. cheers Véronique