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Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai and in Kauai County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation. [2] It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano , Mount Waialeale. [ 3 ]
It consists of an eroded shield volcano with a 9.3–12.4 mi (15.0–20.0 km) diameter summit caldera and two flanking calderas. Rejuvenation of the volcano 0.6–1.40 million years ago left lava flows and cones over the eastern two-thirds of the island. [25] Kauaʻi's highest peak is Kawaikini, at 5,243 ft (1,598 m). [26]
Mount Waiʻaleʻale / ˌ w aɪ ˌ ɑː l eɪ ˈ ɑː l eɪ / is a shield volcano and the second highest point on the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. Its name literally means "rippling water" or "overflowing water". [1]
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii started erupting on Monday following a three-month pause, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS) said. Kilauea began erupting around 2:30 a.m ...
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The peak was formed by a volcano whose caldera eroded into what is now the Iao Valley. Puʻu Kukui receives an average of 386.5 inches (9,820 mm) of rain a year, [ 2 ] making it one of the wettest spots on Earth [ 3 ] and third wettest in the state after Big Bog on Maui and Mount Waiʻaleʻale on Kauai , [ 4 ] Rainwater unable to drain away ...
HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii – Kilauea volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is erupting, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the ...