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Spinning Waterspout
Waterspout spins between steaming water and large plume
Photograph by C. Heliker
August 26, 2005 		Waterspout spins between steaming water and large plume generated where lava meets the sea. The ocean entry at East Lae`apuki is just out of view to the left.

Waterspout spins between steaming water and large plume
Photograph by C. Heliker
August 26, 2005

Waterspout spins between steaming water and large plume
Photograph by C. Heliker
August 26, 2005
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Updated: January 13, 2006 (pnf)