lava tube

natural conduits through which lava travels beneath the surface of a lava flow.
lava tunnel, magma tunnel

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lunar lava tube, Martian lava tube, subterranea, volcanic landform,

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Bilemot Cave – Búri – Cavalum Caves – Cueva de los Verdes – Las Cuevas De Maquez – lunar lava tube – Mammoth Cave – Mushpot Cave – Narusawa Ice Cave – Raufarhólshellir – subterranea – Surtshellir –

0864-01-01T00:00:00Z

Narusawa Ice Cave 864

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Frameless

A Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design

Cave entrance to Backbone Cave of the Arnold Lava Tube System

Cave habitat natural cave habitat

Cave interior flowing water with low ceiling and many small stalactites

Cave interior waterway with arched ceiling and flowing water in channel

Collapsed lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument

Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design

From flickr

From flickr - 3862767835

Ginkgo Basalt (Columbia River Flood Basalt Group, Middle Miocene, 15.3 to 15.6 Ma; Yaquina Head, Oregon, USA) 18

Ice cave (8577661975)

Inside the lava tubes

Lava Tube

Lava Tube at Ka'eleku Caverns on Maui in Hawaii

Lava tubes in black rock deserts Utah

Lava tube HDR (2365428890)

Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design

Lava tunnel on the island of santa cruz in the galapagos

Looking into the lava tubes

Manno lava tree moulds

Multiflash image of the interior of Lava River Cave, Arizona

Splash stalactites

Tabernacle Hill Lava Tubes

US Hawaii Volcanoes NP 1010 (28) (17247672432)

Valentine Cave lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
cave		Bilemot Cave	archaeological site, protected area, cultural heritage, cave, natural monument, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Búri	cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Cavalum Caves	geosite of Madeira, cave system, cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Chacona Cave	cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Cueva de los Verdes	show cave, cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Fugaku-Fuketsu	wind cave, lava tube, tripadvisor	Wikidata
cave		Gimnyeong Cave, Manjanggul Cave	protected area, cave, natural monument, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Jeju Seonheul-ri Bengdwigul	cultural heritage, cave, natural monument, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Komakado Kazaana Cave	wind cave, lava tube, tripadvisor	Wikidata
cave		Las Cuevas De Maquez	cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Mammoth Cave	show cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Mushpot Cave	show cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave	864	Narusawa Ice Cave	ice cave, lava tube, tripadvisor	Wikidata
cave		Raufarhólshellir	show cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Sauna Cave	cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Skull Cave	show cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		Surtshellir	cave, lava tube	Wikidata
cave		São Vicente Caves	show cave, lava tube	Wikidata
image	2011	A Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design		Wikimedia
image	2003	Cave entrance to Backbone Cave of the Arnold Lava Tube System		Wikimedia
image		Cave habitat natural cave habitat		Wikimedia
image		Cave interior flowing water with low ceiling and many small stalactites		Wikimedia
image		Cave interior waterway with arched ceiling and flowing water in channel		Wikimedia
image	2007	Collapsed lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument		Wikimedia
image	2011	Entrance to the Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design		Wikimedia
image		From flickr		Wikimedia
image	2009	From flickr - 3862767835		Wikimedia
image		Ginkgo Basalt (Columbia River Flood Basalt Group, Middle Miocene, 15.3 to 15.6 Ma; Yaquina Head, Oregon, USA) 18		Wikimedia
image	2013	Ice cave (8577661975)		Wikimedia
image		Inside the lava tubes		Wikimedia
image	2009	Lava Tube		Wikimedia
image	2012	Lava Tube at Ka'eleku Caverns on Maui in Hawaii		Wikimedia
image		Lava tubes in black rock deserts Utah		Wikimedia
image	2008	Lava tube HDR (2365428890)		Wikimedia
image	2011	Lava tunnel on the Island of Santa Cruz Galapagos photo by Alvaro Sevilla Design		Wikimedia
image	2011	Lava tunnel on the island of santa cruz in the galapagos		Wikimedia
image		Looking into the lava tubes		Wikimedia
image		Manno lava tree moulds		Wikimedia
image	2008	Multiflash image of the interior of Lava River Cave, Arizona		Wikimedia
image	2007	Splash stalactites		Wikimedia
image		Tabernacle Hill Lava Tubes		Wikimedia
image	2010	US Hawaii Volcanoes NP 1010 (28) (17247672432)		Wikimedia
image	2007	Valentine Cave lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument, California, USA		Wikimedia

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