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Haleakalā (/ ˌhɑːliˌɑːkəˈlɑː /; Hawaiian: Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhɐlɛˈjɐkəˈlaː]), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui Mountains.
Haleakalā National Park is a national park of the United States located on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Named after Haleakalā, a dormant volcano within its boundaries, the park covers an area of 33,265 acres (52.0 sq mi; 134.6 km 2), [1] of which 24,719 acres (38.6 sq mi; 100.0 km 2) is a wilderness area. [3] The land was designated a national ...
1987 (11th Session) Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a national park of the United States located in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. The park encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's largest shield volcano. The park provides scientists with insight into the development ...
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is more than 355,000 acres in size,” she said “And the park runs from sea level at the Pacific Ocean – where these lava rock cliffs dramatically drop into the ...
Kohala (mountain) Kohala is the oldest of five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii. Kohala is an estimated one million years old—so old that it experienced, and recorded, the reversal of Earth's magnetic field 780,000 years ago. It is believed to have breached sea level more than 500,000 years ago [1] and to have last erupted 120,000 ...
It is the remains of one of the seven Pleistocene epoch volcanoes that formed the prehistoric Maui Nui island, during the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era. The islet has an area of 23 acres (9.3 ha), [ 2 ] a diameter of about 0.4 miles (0.6 km), is 161 feet (50 m) at its highest point, [ 3 ] and is located about 2.5 miles (2.2 nmi; 4.0 km ...
Kahoʻolawe is an extinct shield volcano, which formed during the Pleistocene epoch. It was once connected to the island of Maui Nui before splitting off about 300,000 years ago. Most of the island is covered by basaltic lava flows. A caldera is located in the eastern part of the island. The last confirmed volcanic activity on the island ...
River Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,612 at the 2020 census. The population was 10,612 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .