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Village Near Kilauea

Photo: Lkamoamoa village and campground, near Mt. Kilauea, Hawaii

The Pacific smolders as lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano hits the ocean. Kilauea is a shield volcano, or a low, gently sloping volcano built almost entirely from basaltic lava flows. It is one of five such volcanoes that make up Hawaii's Big Island.

Photograph by Chris Johns