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  2. Kīlauea - Wikipedia

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    Kīlauea (US: / ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ w eɪ ə / KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands.It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island.

  3. Kīlauea Caldera - Wikipedia

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    The Kīlauea Caldera (Hawaiian: Kaluapele [2]), officially gazetted as Kīlauea Crater, is a caldera located at the summit of Kīlauea, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It has an extreme length of 2.93 mi (4.72 km), an extreme width of 1.95 mi (3.14 km), a circumference of 7.85 mi (12.63 km) and an area of 4.14 sq mi (10.7 km 2 ...

  4. List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain

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    The island of Hawaiʻi comprises five volcanoes, of which two (Kilauea and Mauna Loa) are still active. Kamaʻehuakanaloa Seamount (formerly Lōʻihi) continues to grow offshore, and is the only known volcano in the chain in the submarine pre-shield stage. [1]

  5. Chain of Craters Road closed as Kilauea volcano alert raised

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    COURTESY HVO This map from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory shows recent deformation at Kilauea between Sept. 2-14. According to HVO : Colored fringes denote areas of ground deformation, with more ...

  6. Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of ...

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    Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago, the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

  7. Halemaʻumaʻu - Wikipedia

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    Halemaʻumaʻu (six syllables: HAH-leh-MAH-oo-MAH-oo) is a pit crater within the much larger Kīlauea Caldera at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on island of Hawaiʻi. The roughly circular crater was 770 meters (2,530 ft) x 900 m (2,950 ft) before collapses that roughly doubled the size of the crater after May 3, 2018. [1]

  8. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts with fountains of lava: Photos

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    Kilauea, a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted early Wednesday morning in a spectacular display. Video of the eruption showed the dark night sky lit up with fire and glowing lava, which began ...

  9. Hilina Slump - Wikipedia

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    (E.g.: Kilauea's average slope to the east is only 3.3°, [11] and the south slope from the summit to the ocean floor averages only 6°. [12]) When the volcano is over the hotspot a plentiful supply of magma allows it to build a broad shield; when it loses its supply of magma it dies and is eroded back to sea level. [9]