Basaltic lava flows erupted from a newly formed fissure in the centre of the rift zone in June 2009. The volcanic cones lie along the line of the fissure and are still emitting gases from the magma below. The entire fissure is about 5km long. The photo was taken around four days after the start of the eruption. Photo: Talfan Barnie, University of Cambridge.

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