English subtitles for clip: File:1943 eruption in Niuafo'ou.ogv

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A volcano erupting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is filmed by a Marine

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cameraman on air patrol. The tiny island of Niuafoʻou, almost blotted from view as

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rivers of red hot lava send huge clouds of smoke billowing skyward.

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Mariners, unable to find anchorage in the deep waters offshore, call the place

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Tin Can Island because mail is floated ashore in tin cans.

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A Polynesian village on the island has been abandoned. Nature's fury providing a

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spectacle of turbulent grandeur!