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| − | [[Image:Lava_delta.JPG|thumb|300px|Aerial view of lava delta (center, left of volcanic fume) growing seaward at Kamoamoa on Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i.]][[ | + | [[Image:Lava_delta.JPG|thumb|300px|Aerial view of lava delta (center, left of volcanic fume) growing seaward at Kamoamoa on Kilauea Volcano, [[Hawaii|Hawai`i]].]] |
| + | A '''lava delta''' is formed by [[lava]] entering the [[sea]] and building a wide, fan-shaped area of new land. Such new land is usually built on sloping layers of loose [[lava]] fragments and flows. On steep submarine slopes, these layers of debris are unstable and often lead to the sudden collapse of '''lava deltas''' into the sea.<ref>http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/LavaDelta.html</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:04, December 18, 2011
Aerial view of lava delta (center, left of volcanic fume) growing seaward at Kamoamoa on Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i.
A lava delta is formed by lava entering the sea and building a wide, fan-shaped area of new land. Such new land is usually built on sloping layers of loose lava fragments and flows. On steep submarine slopes, these layers of debris are unstable and often lead to the sudden collapse of lava deltas into the sea.[1]