lava tube

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lava tube

[′lä·və ‚tüb]

(geology)

A long, tubular opening under the crust of solidified lava.

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The otherworldly experience in the Lava Tunnel, formed over 5,000 years ago from cooling magma after a volcanic eruption, is not for the claustrophobic or those with weak knees.

Ice, fire and light

a Access to all sold out Secret Solstice side event music experiences including Into The Glacier and The Lava Tunnel

Secret Solstice 2018: The million dollar ticket for Iceland's most exclusive festival is back; The world's most expensive round-the-clock daylight festival ticket is back - and better than ever

First stop was Raufarholshellir cave, a 5,000-year-old lava tunnel which stretches 1,350 metres through the volcanic rock and, I'm told, was used in Russell Crowe's film Noah.

Go with the floe; For a buddy good insight into Iceland, try the state airline's free local guide perk

An ISRO camera that was on board Chandrayaan- 1 has shown an underground lava tunnel that could one day house astronauts.

No end to surprises emanating from moon

Based on DNA comparisons, the group of Professor Stefan Koenemann from the Institute for Animal Ecology and Cell Biology of TiHo Hannover conclusively proved that the lava tunnel harbors a second remipede species.

Scientists discover new species of crustacean that has long antennae for eyes

I experienced it at the Lava Tunnel, or Raufarholshellir near Reykjavik, the fourth longest lava tube in the country.

Pitch-black

At Cueva de los Verdes you can explore a real lava tunnel produced by volcanic activity.

WELCOME TO LANZA PLENTY; Canary isle keeps Mail writer George Johnston busy

These include a cactus garden and 'Los Jameos del Agua', an exposed section of lava tunnel, home to a concert hall, a volcano museum and thousands of tiny blind albino crabs, which live in a natural pool in its depths.

HAIL C[ETH]SAR ... WE WHO HOLIDAY SALUTE YOU; There's more to the island of Lanzarote than just its beaches, finds Emily Gosden

Rita Ora will be joining this year's Secret Solstice Festival held over the three days with music and dancing from lava tunnels to geothermal pool parties.

SUN WORSHIPPING; We shine a light on some of the best places to experience the Summer Solstice, from Scotland's Standing Stones to Russia's White Nights Festival

One of the area's geological wonders is Los Tuneles, a series of flooded lava tunnels and archways, where reef sharks navigate an aquatic maze and blue-footed boobies dance around pillars of cacti.

Trouble in paradise? the Galapagos islands' RARE WILDLIFE MAKES IT A HIT WITH TOURISTS, BUT THEIR IMPACT COULD DAMAGE ITS UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM. SARAH MARSHALL LOOKS AT HOW THE ISLANDS ARE TACKLING THE THREAT

One of the area's geological wonders is Los Tuneles, a series of flooded lava tunnels and archways, Tuneles on Isabela Island where reef sharks navigate an aquatic maze and blue-footed boobies dance around pillars of cacti.

Some 1,700 residents were ordered to leave Leilani Estates, where lava has been bubbling out of some 2-1/2 miles (4 km) of fissures in the ground emanating from Kilauea lava tunnels on the eastern side of the Big Island.