An area surrounded by a lava flow.
An area surrounded by a lava flow.
area of land ranging from several square metres to several square kilometres where existing rock of either volcanic or nonvolcanic origin has been ...
This kipuka formed during the Pu'u O'o-Kupaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i. Credit: J. D. Griggs / U.S. Geological Survey A Hawaiian term for an 'island' of land completely surrounded by one or more younger lava flows. A kipuka forms when lava encircles a hill ...
An area surrounded by a lava flow.
(in Hawaii) a tract of land surrounded by recent lava flows.