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Lava has already covered about 1,680 acres (680 hectares) and destroyed 1,548 buildings, said Copernicus Emergency Management Service which provides mapping products based on satellite imagery.
Lava from the eruption has been spilling into the Atlantic Ocean and created nearly 100 acres (40 hectares) of new land.
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Earlier in October, the eruption created a phenomenon called gravity wave clouds as it sent a plume of hot gas high into the atmosphere.