Lava fountain

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450m-high lava fountain at Kilauea
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450m-high lava fountain at Kilauea

A lava fountain is a volcanic phenomenon in which lava is forcefully but non-explosively ejected from a crater or fissure. Lava fountains may reach heights of up to 500m. They may occur as a series of short pulses, or a continuous jet of lava. They are commonly seen in strombolian activity and at the Hawaiian volcanoes.

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