Infobox islands name VanuaLava image name Vanua lava.jpg image caption Map of VanuaLava locator map Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png native name V n lav native name link location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 13 48 S 167 28 E region VU type isle archipelago Vanuatu , Banks Islands area km2 314 highest mount Mount Suretamate elevation m 921 country Vanuatu country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Torba Province country largest city Sola, Vanuatu Sola country largest city population population 2623 population as of 2009 density km2 8.35 ethnic groups VanuaLava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province , Vanuatu , after slightly larger Gaua . It is located about 120 km north northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua. It has a land area of 314 km . Its population numbered 2,623 in 2009. ref 2623 sum of VanuaLava Kwakea figures in 2009 census cite paper url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate Nov 23, 2010 ref The island measures about 25 km north to south and 20 km east to west. The island has two natural harbors, Port Patteson in the east and Vureas Bay Vur s in the southwest. The island includes Mount Suretamate also spelled Sure Ama, S r timiat, 921 m , an active volcano. The last major eruption ... on the island but few vehicles. VanuaLava was first explored by New Zealand Bishop George Augustus ... is the chief export. There are four languages spoken on VanuaLava ref http alex.francois.free.fr ... vanua lava.htm Tourist page, including map Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub bg cs VanuaLava de VanuaLava fr VanuaLava nl VanuaLava pt VanuaLava ru fi VanuaLava ... more details
Infobox Airport name VanuaLava Airport nativename image IATA SLH ICAO NVSC center Location map Vanuatu width 200 float center AlternativeMap Vanuatu relief location map.jpg lat deg 13 lat min 51 lat sec 06 lat dir S lon deg 167 lon min 32 lon sec 13 lon dir E caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label VanuaLava Airport position right small Location of airport in Vanuatu small center type Public owner operator city served VanuaLava , Torba Province Torba , Vanuatu location Sola, Vanuatu Sola elevation f 7 elevation m 2 coordinates coord 13 51 06 S 167 32 13 E region VU TOB type airport website metric rwy y r1 number r1 length m 700 r1 length f 2,297 r1 surface footnotes Source ref name GCM GCM NVSC Sola, Torba, Vanuatu NVSC SLH ref VanuaLava Airport airport codes SLH NVSC , also known as Sola Airport , is an airport near Sola, Vanuatu Sola on the island of VanuaLava , one of the Banks Islands in the Torba Province Torba provinces of Vanuatu province in Vanuatu . ref name GCM Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of convert 7 ft 0 above mean sea level . It has one runway which is convert 700 m 0 in length. ref name GCM Airlines and destinations Air Vanuatu Luganville, Mota Lava, Torres References references External links NWS current NVSC ASN SLH Category Airports in Vanuatu Category Torba Province Oceania airport stub Vanuatu geo stub pl Port lotniczy VanuaLava ... more details
BBC ref . The word vanua is found in the place names Vanua Levu , VanuaLava , Vanua Balavu and Vanuatu ... see iwi . A vanua is also a confederation of several yavusa clans established through descent from a common ancestor . A vanua in this sense is associated with its ownership of an area of vanua in the sense of land the various meanings of vanua are, here too, interrelated. ref Sienkiewicz, ibid ref ref http www.nltb.com.fj glossory.html Fiji Native Land Trust Board glossary ref In Vanuatu , vanua also means land. The name of the Vanua aku Pati literally means Our Land Party . Hence also the name ... parties refer to vanua in their names Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party Fiji Nationalist Vanua Tako ... more details
refimprove date January 2008 Infobox islands name Vanua Levu image name Fiji map.png image caption Map of Vanua Levu image size locator map LocationFiji.png native name native name link nickname location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 16 35 S 179 11 E display inline archipelago Vanua Levu Group total islands major islands area km2 5587.1 length km 180 width km 50 highest mount Mount Batini elevation ... and Indians in Fiji Fiji Indians additional info Vanua Levu pronounced IPA fj a nua le u , formerly .... Geography File 2004.03.04 08 Vanua Levu ferry Fiji.jpg thumb left 200px Island of Vanua Levu Geologist s believe that Vanua Levu is an amalgamation of several islands that melded through successive .... Vanua Levu s main mountain ranges lie near the windward, southern coasts, making them much wetter. Northern Vanua Levu, by contrast, is dry eight months of the year, enabling sugar cane , the island s major Crop agriculture crop , to thrive there. Vanua Levu has a number of rivers, including the Labasa ... a major industry on Vanua Levu also. Politics For administrative purposes, Vanua Levu is divided into three ... with the remote Lau Islands , Vanua Levu and its outliers form the Tovata Confederacy , one of three ... Abel Tasman was the first known European ethnic groups European to sight Vanua Levu, in 1643. He ... Vanua Levu. Settlers from Australia and New Zealand established coconut plantations in the Savusavu ... of Labasa, now a major sugar producing centre. External links Wikitravel Vanua Levu coord 16 35 S 179 11 E type isle display title Vanua Levu Islands of Fiji Category Islands of Fiji Category Vanua Levu ar ca Vanua Levu cs Vanua Levu cy Vanua Levu de Vanua Levu et Vanua Levu es Vanua Levu hif Vanua Levu fr Vanua Levu gl Vanua Levu it Vanua Levu lt Vanua Levu fj Vanua Levu nl Vanua Levu ja no Vanua Levu pl Vanua Levu pt Vanua Levu ro Vanua Levu ru simple Vanua Levu fi Vanua Levu sv Vanua Levu zh ... more details
in Cornwall, England is also a native of Vanua Balavu through his paternal line. References ... project.htm Lomaloma Bio Fuel Project http www.moanasguesthouses.com Moana s Guest House, Vanua Balavu Lau Islands Islands of Fiji Category Islands of Fiji Category Lau Islands Fiji geo stub cs Vanua Balavu hif Vanua Balavu nl Vanua Balavu ru fi Vanuabalavu ... more details
A lavalava is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesia ns and other Oceania Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt . ref Rhone, Rosamond Dobson. http books.google.com books?id rOopZNh3CYAC&pg RA2 PA583&dq 22Lava lava 22 clothing&lr &ei A bcSK75L5KQzQSnp8DFDQ Nauru, the Richest Island in the South Seas , National Geographic vol. 40, No. 1, 1921, pp. 559 590. ref The term lavalava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language . Customary use Today the fashion remains common in Tonga , Independent Samoa , American Samoa , and parts of Melanesia ... with a suit jacket and tie. Many people of Oceanic ethnicity wear the lavalava as an expression ... . Attire The lavalava is secured around the waist by an overhand knotting of the upper corners ... in front. Women generally wear ankle length lavalava while men s wraps often extend to the knee ... lavalava were made by wrapping the body in a ie toga with fine mats finely woven textiles of pandanus ... created lavalava from traditional materials such as flower petals, leaves, feathers and seashells tied ... had largely replaced woven or barkcloth lava lavas as articles of daily use though ie toga and siapo ... of the lavalava or tuck in the sides and rear portion s of the lavalava to expose their tattoo ... to as agini . Current forms Specially tailored linen lavalava which extend mid calf, often with pockets ... in contrast to the bright patterns of everyday lavalava and are known as sulu Fijian language Fijian ... acting dressing as taupou maidens and manaia beaus . The formal, tailored linen lavalava styles of Tonga ... colored lavalava made from materials such as satin , velvet , polyester , and sequins have recently ... called sarong , but that word is actually Malay language Malay , whereas lavalava is Samoan ... Category Samoan words and phrases Category History of Oceanian clothing de LavaLava es Lavalava la Lavalava ja zh Lavalava ... more details
Infobox river name Wailevu River Vanua Levu image name image size image alt caption image map map size map alt map caption origin Vanua Levu mouth basin countries Fiji progression length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed river system left tribs right tribs Wailevu River Vanua Levu is a river of Vanua Levu , Fiji . See also List of rivers of Fiji References http earth info.nga.mil gns html index.html GEOnet Names Server coord missing Fiji Category Rivers of Vanua Levu Fiji geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Vanua Levu Group is an archipelago in northern Fiji . It takes its name from its predominant island, Vanua Levu . Among the other island in the group, the most important is Taveuni . Other islands in the group include Laucala , Matagi Island Matagi , Namena Lala , Qamea , Rabi Island Rabi , Vorovoro and Yadua Taba . They have an aggregate area of 6199 square kilometers, with a total population of 140,016 at the 1996 census , the last held. The Vanua Levu Group is coextensive with Fiji s Northern Division, Fiji Northern Division , one of four into which the country is divided for Local government of Fiji local government purposes. Together with the remote Lau Islands , they form the Tovata Confederacy , one of three Ratu chiefly hierarchies. Coord missing Fiji Vanua Levu Islands of Fiji Category Archipelagoes of Fiji Category Vanua Levu Fiji geo stub cs Skupina Vanua Levu hif Vanua Levu Group nl Vanua Levugroep sv Vanua Levu arna ... more details
Infobox islands name Motalava image name Mota Lava.jpg image caption Mota Lava, viewed from space. On the southwest point one may see the islet of Ra island Ra . locator map Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png native name Mwotlap native name link location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 13.7 S 167.65 E region VU TOB type isle display inline,title archipelago Vanuatu , Banks Islands area km2 24 highest mount elevation m country Vanuatu country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Torba Province country largest city Lahlap country largest city population population 1640 population as of 2009 density km2 67 ethnic groups Mota Lava or Motalava coordinates coord 13.7 S 167.65 E is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu , after Gaua , VanuaLava and Ureparapara , with an area of convert 24 km sqmi 1 abbr on . It is the largest and highest convert 411 m ft 0 abbr ... year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref give a population of 1640 inhabitants Mota Lava Ra island ... and language In early texts and maps of the 19th century, the island of Mota Lava was designated ... the island as Mota Lava was then borrowed by 19th century missionaries from the neighbouring language Mota island Mota . The inhabitants of Mota Lava call their own island Mwotlap IPA xx m t lap pron . Mwotlap also designates the language spoken by the inhabitants of Mota Lava. It is the most ... Mota Lava is composed of at least five basalt ic stratovolcano es. Two of the cones, Vetman and Tuntog ... 0 abbr none sp us wide crater. Geochemistry Geochemical analysis shows that the island s lava has a similar composition to that from nearby Mota island Mota and Ureparapara , as well as lava from the south ... Fran ois , including an introduction to the culture of Mota Lava and its language Mwotlap , as well ... of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub bg de Mota Lava fr Mota Lava it Mota Lava nl Mota Lava ru ... more details
Lava may refer to Lava , hot molten rock Lava, West Bengal , a town in India Lava Ramayana , one of the sons of Rama and Sita Lava or , the Russian name of yna river which flows through Poland and Russia Lava 1980 film Lava 1980 film , an Indian Malayalam film Lava 2001 film Lava 2001 film , a British film Lava soap Lava programming language Lava Records , music record label Lava lamp Lava, California , former settlement Lava color , shade color of red Lava Lake , lake in British Columbia, Canada Lava lake , lake of lava inside a volcanic crater LAVA magazine, a triathlon publication produced by the World Triathlon Corporation Lava song , a song off of Ministry band Ministry s album Filth Pig Lava TV channel , an indie rock music television channel in the United Kingdom Given Name William Lava american composer See also Hot Lava game Lava flow programming Lawa disambiguation Larva disambig fr Lava nl Lava doorverwijspagina ru fi Lava ... more details
Image Manjanggul Lava Tower.jpg thumb right 280px The Manjanggul lava pillar located in the Manjanggul lava tube s on the island of Jeju do , Korea Lava pillars are common within collapsed sheet flow terrain. Lava pillars are hollow inside forming a pipe like channel between the bottom and the top of a lava flow . They sometimes coalesce to form walls or can be attached to other pillars by natural bridges. Lava pillars originate as gaps between lava lobes as a lava flow initially advances. Water that is trapped beneath the flow is heated and channeled upward through these gaps. This cold water promotes rapid growth of the lava crust around the gaps. Then during flow inflation the hollow pillars continue to act as escape routes for seawater trapped beneath the lava flow, and so the gaps between lobes grow upwards into pipe like pillars. The height of the lava pillars is a measure of the maximum thickness the lava flow attained. After lava inflation ends and the eruption wanes, the molten interior of the sheet flow typically subsides leaving a series of bathtub rings along the sides of the pillars. These rings are formed as the crust on the subsiding lava repeatedly adheres to and then breaks off from the pillar s sides. Lava pillars may continue to act as fluid conduits for years after an eruption. In uncollapsed lobate terrain, diffuse hydrothermal venting is typically focused in the depressions within the lobate lavas, which are probably underlain by pillars. Circ Vent is one ... near the eastern edge of the 1998 flow. Lava pillars exposed within collapse areas are visible in the Rumble and Marker 33 areas. See also LavaLava flow References http geology.geoscienceworld.org cgi content abstract 24 11 981 Submarine lava flow inflation A model for the formation of lava pillars , Geology, November 1996 http www.pmel.noaa.gov vents nemo explorer concepts pillars.html Lava Pillars ... drain.html Lava Pillar formation , from NeMo DEFAULTSORT Lava Pillars Category Volcanology ... more details
File Lava channel overflow.JPG thumb right 250px P hoehoe lava flow on the Hawaii island island of Hawaii . The picture shows few overflows of a main lava channel. A lava channel is a stream of fluid lava contained within marginal zones of static i.e., solid and stationary lava or levees. The initial channel may not contain levees per se, until the parental flow solidifies over what develops into the channel and creates simple levees. This initial levee allows for the building of a more complex levee and channel. As the lava flows though the channel, the elevation of the surface of the lava flow pulsates and lava can possibly flood the associated channel walls spilling out of the channel and over the existing levees, creating what is known as overflow levees. Overflow levees increase the height and width of the original levee. The lava that flows in lava channels is commonly basalt ic in composition. See also Lava tube References http www.encyclopedia.com doc 1O13 lavachannel.html lava channel Harris, A., M, Favalli., F, Mazzarini, C, Hamilton., 2008. Construction dynamics of a lava channel. Bulletin of Volcanology. 71. 4 459 474. Volcanology stub Category Lava channels Category Volcanology Category Volcanic landforms ... more details
stack Image Valentine Cave.JPG thumb right 280px Valentine Cave in Lava Beds National Monument , California ... Lava Tube.jpg thumb right 280px Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park , Hawaii. The step mark on the right wall indicates the depth at which the lava flowed for a period of time Image Manjanggul Lava Tower.jpg thumb right 280px A rare characteristic of lava tubes are lava pillars . This is the Manjanggul lava pillar located in the Manjanggul lava tubes on the island of Jeju do , Korea Image Lavacicles 8238.jpg thumb 280px right Lavacicle s on the ceiling of Mushpot Cave in Lava Beds National Monument Image Close up of a skylight on coastal plain, with lava stalactites forming on the roof of the tube.jpg Close up of a skylight on coastal plain, with lava stalactite s forming ... Spouting Horn, Kauai , Hawaii thumb 280px File Rangitoto lava tube.JPG thumb right 280px The opening to a lava tube on Rangitoto Island in New Zealand . Lava tubes are natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow, expelled by a volcano during an eruption. They can be actively draining lava from a source, or can be extinct, meaning the lava flow has ceased and the rock has cooled and left a long, cave like channel. Formation Lava tubes are a type of lava cave formed when an active low viscosity lava flow develops a continuous and hard crust, which thickens and forms a roof above the still flowing lava stream. ref cite web title Lunar Lava Tubes Radiation Safety ... 2007 08 07 ref Tubes form in one of two ways by the crusting over of lava channel s, and from Lava P hoehoe pahoehoe flows where the lava is moving under the surface. ref cite web title Lava tube work ... 2007 07 14 ref Lava usually leaves the point of eruption in channels. These channels tend ... lava cools and or as the channel melts its way deeper. These channels can get deep enough to crust over, forming an Thermal insulation insulating tube that keeps the lava molten and serves ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Lava fountain at Kilauea.jpg thumb right 200px 450m high lava fountain at Kilauea A lava fountain is a volcano volcanic phenomenon in which lava is forcefully but non explosively ejected from a Volcanic crater crater , vent, or fissure vent fissure . Lava fountains may reach heights of up to Convert 500 m ft 0 abbr on . They may occur as a series of short pulses, or a continuous jet of lava. They are commonly seen in Hawaiian eruption Hawaiian eruptions. See also Volcanic eruption Commons category Lava fountains DEFAULTSORT Lava Fountain Category Volcanology Category Light sources Volcanology stub cs L vov font na es Fuente de lava fa fr Fontaine de lave nl Lavafontein sk L vov font na ... more details
Image Pelee 1902 6.jpg thumb right 250 A lava spine at the summit of Mount Pel e in 1902 A lava spine is an upright cylindrical mass of lava caused by the upward squeezing of pasty lava inside a volcanic vent . A Convert 15 m ft abbr on high lava spine grew from the Mount St. Helens lava dome in Washington U.S. state Washington , United States in 1981. ref cite web url http gsc.nrcan.gc.ca volcanoes erupt e.php title Volcanic eruptions work Volcanoes of Canada publisher Geological Survey of Canada date 2009 04 02 accessdate 2010 04 16 ref See also Lava dome References reflist Commons category Lava spines DEFAULTSORT Lava Spine Category Volcanic landforms Volcanology stub es Espina volc nica fr Aiguille de lave he it Protrusione solida ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Neoregelia Lava Infobox Cultivar name Neoregelia Lava image hybrid Neoregelia hybrid br Neoregelia carolinae carolinae × Neoregelia Painted Lady Painted Lady cultivar Lava origin Before 1998 Lava is a Hybrid biology hybrid cultivar of the genus biology genus Neoregelia in the Bromeliaceae Bromeliad family. References http www.bsi.org bcr Neoregelia Lava.html BSI BCR Entry for Lava Category Bromeliaceae cultivar bromeliad stub ... more details
infobox color title font color FFFFFF Lava font hex CF1020 r 207 g 16 b 32 c 0 m 92 y 85 k 19 h 355 s 92 v 81 ref http web.forret.com tools color.asp?RGB 23CF1020 web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color CF1020 Lava ref spelling Color source File Pahoeoe fountain edit2.jpg Internet Lava is a color that is a shade of red . It is named after the color of volcanic lava . This is the color of fresh lava pouring out of a volcano . The first recorded use of lava as a color name in English language English was in 1892 . ref Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York 1930 McGraw Hill Page 197 Color Sample of Lava Page 39 Plate 8 Color Sample E7 Note This color sample matches the color shown above as dark lava ref Another name for this color is hot lava . Image Pahoeoe fountain edit2.jpg thumb left 250px 33 ft 10 m high fountain of lava, Hawaii, United States Variations of lava Dark lava infobox color title font color FFFFFF Dark Lava font hex 483C32 r 72 g 60 b 50 c 0 m 17 y 31 k 72 h 27 s 31 v 28 ref http web.forret.com tools color.asp?RGB 23483C32 web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color 483C32 Dark Lava ref source http tx4.us nbs nbs l.htm ISCC NBS The color dark lava is displayed at left. This is the color of dried lava. The source of this color is http tx4.us nbs nbs l.htm ISCC NBS Dictionary of Color Names 1955 Color Sample of Dark Lava Listed under Lava color sample 81 . Another name for this color is cold lava . Tones of lava color comparison chart ul li style background color CF1020 color ffffff Lava Hot Lava Hex CF1020 RGB 207, 16, 32 li li style background color 483C32 color ffffff Dark Lava Cold Lava Hex 483C32 RGB 72, 60, 50 li ul References references See also List of colors shades of red Category Shades of red es Lava color ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 Vicente Lava was a Filipino people Filipino communist leader before the Second World War . Lava merged with Socialists in the Philippines to form the Hukbalahap movement. ref name Karnow cite Karnow Vicente Lava , page 444. ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Lava, Vicente Category Filipino communists Philippines stub ... more details
A lava bench is a volcanic landform with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area. They are created when molten lava travels away from a volcanic vent and expands an old shoreline. If a newly formed lava bench rests on sediment s, it may pose hazards due to its extremely unstable structure. ref http www.volcanodiscovery.com en photoglossary.html?&tx tpkeywords pi1 5Buid 5D 560&cHash d58b22aadc Volcanology photoglossaryL lava bench ref References reflist Category Volcanology Category Volcanic landforms Volcanology stub ... more details
NOTOC File Erta ale lac de lave 2001.jpg thumb right Lava lake inside a pit crater at Erta Ale . File Lava Lake Kupaianaha.jpg thumb Aerial view of a lava lake atop the K pa ianah vent on the east rift zone of K lauea Volcano. Otheruses Lava disambiguation Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava , usually basalt ic, contained in a volcanic vent, volcanic crater crater , or broad depression. The term is used to describe both lava lakes that are wholly or partly molten and those that are solidified Citation needed date March 2010 reason is it called a lava lake if solid? . Lava lakes can form in three ways ref http volcanoes.usgs.gov images pglossary LavaLake.php Lava lake USGS ref From one or more vents in a crater that erupt s enough lava to partially fill the crater When lava pours into a crater or broad depression and partially fills the crater Atop a new vent that erupts lava continuously for a period of several weeks or more and slowly builds a crater higher and higher above the surrounding ground. As of 2010 there were five volcanoes with persistent lava lakes in the world ref On the Volcanoes of the World Episode 1 The Horn of Africa http science.discovery.com tv schedules series.html?paid 48.15734.125515.36287.x ref Erta Ale , Ethiopia Mount Erebus , Antarctica K lauea , Hawaii Nyiragongo , Democratic Republic of the Congo Marum volcano Marum , Ambrym , Vanuatu See also Villarrica volcano Villarrica , Chile References reflist 1 USGS article VHP Photo Glossary Lava lake url http volcanoes.usgs.gov images pglossary LavaLake.php author the Volcano Hazards Program External links Commonscat Lava lakes http www.france24.com en 20080817 republic democratic congo volcano Nyiragongo Lava lake in Nyiragongo Volcano crater. Video on France 24 TV http www.nzherald.co.nz nz news video.cfm?c id 1&gal cid 1&gallery id 113983 Into the mouth of a volcano , video footage of lava ... jezero de Lavasee es Lago de lava fr Lac de lave he nl Lavameer pl Jezioro lawowe sv Lavasj ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Lava Lake image lake Lava Lake, British Columbia.jpg caption lake Satellite image of Lava Lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location British Columbia coords coord 55.051 128.987 type waterbody region CA display inline,title type inflow outflow catchment basin countries Canada length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities Otheruses Lava disambiguation Lava Lake is a volcanic dam lava dammed lake located in northwestern British Columbia , Canada . The lake lies within the Nisga a Memorial Lava Beds Provincial Park , which includes fishing , hiking and other features. Formation Lava Lake formed when lava flowed into the Tseax River in the 18th century, damming it to form Lava Lake. The flow subsequently traveled convert 11 km mi 0 abbr on north to the Nass River , where it filled the flat valley floor for an additional convert 10 km mi 0 abbr on , making the entire lava flow approximately convert 22.5 km mi 0 abbr on long. This is one of Canada s youngest lava flows. ref http www.volcano.si.edu world volcano.cfm?vnum 1200 10 Global Volcanism Program Tseax River Cone ref The source for this lava was the Tseax Cone . See also List of lakes in Canada Volcanism in Canada References reflist British Columbia hydrography Category Nass Country Category Lakes of British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
Otheruses Lava disambiguation Lava is a heavy duty hand cleaner made by WD 40 , first produced in 1893. WD 40 acquired the brand from Block Drug in 1999 who acquired it from Procter & Gamble in 1995 http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories Block Drug Company Inc Company History.html . It was originally developed by the Waltke Company of St. Louis in 1893 http www.wd40.com Brands lava faqs.html . Unlike typical hand soap s, Lava contains ground pumice , which gave the soap its name. The soap and pumice combination is intended to scour tar , engine grease, paint, filth, and similar substances from the skin. Lava soap is available in two forms, a bar 5.75 oz. and a liquid form 7.5 oz. pump bottle . The liquid form also contains moisturizers and recently the bar form added moisturizers into its formulation as well. References references External links http www.lavasoap.com Lava Soap Official Website http www.lavasoap.com faq Lava Soap Official FAQ Category Soap brands Category Former Procter & Gamble brands Category 1893 introductions Product stub zh Lava ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Hells Half Acre.jpg thumb 300px Hell s Half Acre Lava Field , Idaho , United States USA A lava plain , also called a lava field or lava bed , is a large expanse of nearly flat lying lava flows. Such features are generally composed of highly fluid basalt lava, and can extend for tens or even hundreds of miles across the underlying terrain. The extent of large lava fields is most readily grasped from the air or in satellite photos, where their typically dark, nearly black color contrasts sharply with the rest of the landscape. Some of the most ancient geological remnants of basaltic plain s lie in Canada s Canadian Shield Precambrian Shield . Eruption of plateau lavas near the Coppermine River southwest of Coronation Gulf in the Arctic , built an extensive plateau about 1200 million years ago with an area of about convert 170000 km2 mi2 abbr on representing a volume of lavas of at least convert 500000 km3 mi3 abbr on . See also Volcanic plateau DEFAULTSORT Lava Plain Category Volcanic landforms Category Volcanic rocks Category Geology terminology Category Geography terminology Volcanology stub de Lavafeld sv Lavasl tt ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Lava Lakes image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location British Columbia coords coord 56 26 N 130 54 W type waterbody region CA display inline,title type inflow outflow Lava Fork catchment basin countries Canada length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities The Lava Lakes are a group of small lakes at the head of Lava Fork in the Boundary Ranges of northwestern British Columbia , Canada . ref BCGNIS 13097 Lava Lakes ref The Volcano British Columbia The Volcano , a cinder cone about convert 5 km mi abbr on north of the British Columbia Alaska border on the eastern shore of the Lava Lakes, is the source for lava flows that overwhelm the lakes. ref BCGNIS 23504 The Volcano ref These lava flows dam and form the lakes, hence giving their name. References reflist British Columbia hydrography Category Lakes of British Columbia Category Boundary Ranges BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
Foreignchars , , and Thjorsa Lava The Great j rs Lava is the largest lava flow in Iceland both according to area and volume and the largest lava that is known to have erupted in a single eruption in the Holocene time. It belongs to a group of lavas known as the Tungn lavas . It was erupted in the Vei iv tn region, Central Iceland, 8600 years BP 6600 BC . The crater area is covered by younger lavas and eruptives. The j rs lava does not appear on the surface until 70 km downstream of its supposed crater area. In the lowlands the lava has overflown wide areas, covering the districts Landsveit, Gn pverjahreppur, Skei and Fl i . The main rivers of S Iceland j rs and Hv t lfus stream along the borders of the lava in east and west and the 25 km long beach between the river mouths is formed by. Then the sea level seems to have been around 15 m lower than to day. Along with rising sea level the ocean has transgressed the lava front so its border line is submerged several hundreds of metres off shore and an interesting littoral zone can be inspected along the beach. The towns of Selfoss , Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are built on the lava. Its area is around 970 km , the thickness 26 m and volume therefore close to 26 km . The j rs lava is porphyritic with large light coloured feldspar phenocryst s sitting in a dark, fine grained ground mass. Approach The littoral part of the Great j rs Lava can be inspected off the seawalls of Stokkseyri and Eyrarbakki. During low tide the Atlantic waves break at the submerged lava front far off shore but closer to the beach small channels in between flat lava skerries, grown with seaweed, indicate the landscape. References rni Hjartarson 1988 j rs rhrauni mikla st rsta n t mahraun jar ar . N tt rufr ingurinn 58 1 16. rni Hjartarson 1994 Environmental changes in Iceland following the Great j rs Lava ... 147 155. coord missing Iceland DEFAULTSORT Thjorsa Lava Category Volcanoes of Iceland Category Iceland ... more details
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