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Mauna Kea (/ ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ k eɪ ə, ˌ m aʊ n ə-/, [6] Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea) [7] is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. [8] Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island with ...
After hundreds of thousands of years of dormancy, Koʻolau volcano began to erupt again. Some thirty eruptions over the past 500,000 years or so have created many of the landmarks around eastern Oʻahu, such as Diamond Head, Koko Head (Hanauma Bay), Koko Crater, Punchbowl Crater, Tantalus, and Āliapaʻakai, and are collectively known as the Honolulu Volcanic Series, or simply Honolulu ...
Pauahi Crater is a volcanic crater measuring 2,000 ft (610 m) long, up to some 1,300 ft (400 m) across, and 300 ft (91 m) deep in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at It is about 3 mi (4.8 km) from the top of the Big Island of Hawaii's Chain of Craters Road, which follows a "chain" that also includes the Hiʻiaka, Puʻu Huluhulu, Kānenuiohamo, Makaopuhi and Nāpau craters.
Mauna Kea stands at a height of 13,803 feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to Newsweek, the National Weather Service meteorologists issued a winter weather advisory ahead of ...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted to life early Monday morning with lava oozing out of the ground and causing the sky to glow eerily orange. The eruption began around 12:30 a.m. HST on Monday, June ...
It's been 38 years since Mauna Loa last erupted – the longest recorded quiet period for the volcano, according to USGS. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mauna Loa eruption: What ...
The West Maui Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai [2] (which means "holding house of water") [3] are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western quarter of Maui. Approximately 1.7 million years old, [4] the volcano's last eruption was approximately
Toadstool-shaped formations dot the desolate landscape of Mauna Ulu. The eruption that formed Mauna Ulu began on May 24, 1969 and continued until July 22, 1974. [1] At the time, this was the longest-lasting and most voluminous eruption on Kīlauea's flank in at least 2,200 years, lasting 1,774 days and producing 350 million cubic meters of lava. [1]