ETNA VOLCANO PHOTOS

- the lava flows from the NNE vent of the South East Crater in May 2001 -

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Left: SE and NE crater seen from Pizzi dei Neri. Steaming lava flows on the left. Right:Scott taking pictures of a non-hawaiian lava flow.
		Frequent waves in the lava supply bring the channel to overflow.
Lava channel	Huge glowing boulder swimming on the main flow.	Dust devils form from the convecting heat of the lava field.

Lava channel seen from a "bridge".
Close-ups of overflowing lava tongues (l. and m.) and flowing lava (r.).

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