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Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

Kilauea Iki Crater erupted in 1959 producing a lava fountain which reached 1900 ft high. Huge amounts of lava were released which filled the crater to a depth of 414 ft.

Kilauea Iki Trail - The trail is a circuit and starts at Thurston Lava Tube. It descends to the crater floor hikers are able to walk on a crusted lava lake. Tests have shown that magma is currently only 70 m below the surface of the craster. 

Kilauea Iki Crater
 

Hikers on the floor of Kilauea Iki