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Lava Flowing Into the Pacific

Photo: Glowing red lava flows into the ocean
With a hiss of steam, lava flows into the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The Hawaiian island chain has been built up by similar flows of molten rock over millions of years.
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez

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