kipuka

kipuka
ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY
An area surrounded by a lava flow.
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USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS
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 or a slight rise in the ground as it moves downslope or across relatively flat ground. Because they are surrounded by more recent flows, kipukas are often covered with mature vegetation.
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Photograph by J.D. Griggs on 13 January 1987
This kipuka formed during the Pu`u `O`o-Kupaianaha eruption on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i.
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Did you know?
The word kipuka is a variation of the Hawaiian word puka which means hole. Puka-shell necklaces, popular with tourists, are made with small shells which have holes worn in the center by wave action on sandy beaches.

Glossary of volcanic terms. - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. . 2001.

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  • kipuka — ki·pu·ka …   English syllables

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