Pahoehoe flows spread across the black sand beach and small bay at Kamoamoa
two days after lava entered the sea for the first time since activity returned to Pu`u
`O`o in February 1992. The flow originated from the episode
51 vent on the southwest flank of Pu`u `O`o. By the end of December, flows
at Kamoamoa extended the shoreline about 300 m seaward, forming about 24
hectares of new land.
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