41. There is evidence that lava filled and drained the lava lake numerous times, and that lava repeatedly overflowed the lake. 42. Persistent lava lakes such as the one at Nyiragongo, which is the largest to appear in recent times, are rare. 43. A United States Forest Service campground and a private resort are near the lake, and Little Lava Lake also has campsites. 44. Volcanic activity created the Ethiopian Highlands 30 million years ago, and is still evident at Erta Ale s molten lava lake . 45. The lamb produced by Lava Lake has been featured in Sunset Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times 46. In 1868 an eyewitness saw more than two-thirds of the basin of Kilauea cave in and fill with a lava lake . 47. The Kanehekili and Janus Patera region are of interest because there are indications that it contains an active, overturning lava lake . 48. He spent a half hour filming on top of the freshly hardened surface of the lava lake wearing a protective heat suit. 49. One trail follows the west side of Little Lava Lake and leads south into Three Sisters Wilderness and on to Williamson Mountain. 50. In 1924 the lava lake emptied when the walls of the crater cracked and collapsed and filled with water that turned to steam.
