<p>A spectacular natural phenomenon was on display early this week as lava from a vent in <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/united-states/hawaii-guide/">Hawaii</a>'s Kilauea volcano flowed into the ocean, sending up plumes of steam as it made contact with the waves.</p><p>Though lava can still be viewed from Kalapana near the Big Island's <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/">Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park</a>, ocean entry is no longer occurring, <a href="http://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/lava2.htm">according to the National Park Service</a>.</p>

Into the Sea

A spectacular natural phenomenon was on display early this week as lava from a vent in Hawaii's Kilauea volcano flowed into the ocean, sending up plumes of steam as it made contact with the waves.

Though lava can still be viewed from Kalapana near the Big Island's Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, ocean entry is no longer occurring, according to the National Park Service.

Photograph by Hugh Gentry, Reuters

Photos: Kilauea Lava Reaches the Sea

Lava belched from Hawaii’s famous volcano Kilauea runs into the ocean.

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