Lava — flow redirects here. For the programming anti pattern, see Lava flow (programming). For other uses, see Lava (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Delta de lave — Le delta de lave de Ponta dos Biscoitos, Sant Cruz das Ribeiras, île Pico. Les deltas de lave se forment lorsque des coulées aériennes de lave pénètre des étendues d’eau. La lave se refroidit et se fragmente en rencontrant l’eau et les fragments… … Wikipédia en Français
Delta Meadows River Park — Location Sacramento County, California, United States Nearest city Locke, California Governing … Wikipedia
Eldfell — is a cinder cone volcano just over 200 metres (650 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. It formed in a volcanic eruption which began without warning just outside the town of Heimaey on 23 January 1973. Its name means Mountain of Fire in… … Wikipedia
block — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A volcanic block is a solid rock fragment greater than 64 mm in diameter that was ejected from a volcano during an explosive eruption. Blocks commonly consist of solidified pieces of old lava flows that were… … Glossary of volcanic terms
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
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GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Photograph by C. Heliker on 12 November 1992.The image here shows an aerial view of lava delta (center, left of volcanic fume) growing seaward at Kamoamoa on Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i. The new land is about 450 m long and 180 m wide (from sea to old shoreline).\Did You Know?• The partial collapse of a lava delta can be a hazard for people who venture too close to lava entering the ocean. For example, on April 19, 1993, one person was killed and 16 others injured when a section of an active lava delta on which they were standing collapsed into the sea at Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i.