- Mauna Loa - Wikipedia
Mauna Loa ( ˌmɔːnə ˈloʊ ə, ˌmaʊnə - , Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈlowə]; lit 'Long Mountain'[1]) is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U S state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean Mauna Loa is Earth's largest active volcano [1] by both mass and volume
- Mauna Loa - U. S. National Park Service
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on the planet Meaning "long mountain" in Hawaiian, it is the quintessential shield volcano in its shape— signified by broad, rounded slopes The volcano makes up roughly 51% of Hawaiʻi Island and stands 13,681 feet (4,170 m) above sea level
- Mauna Loa | U. S. Geological Survey - USGS. gov
Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 34 times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843 It has produced large, voluminous flows of basalt that have reached the ocean eight times since 1868
- Mauna Loa | Description, Eruption, Height, Map, Facts | Britannica
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano, located on the south-central part of the island of Hawaii, U S , and a part of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park One of the largest single mountains in the world, it rises to 13,677 feet above sea level and constitutes half of the island’s area
- Visiting Mauna Loa: What to Know Before Your Adventure
Mauna Loa means more than just a volcano to many people in Hawaii Its spiritual stories, ancient customs, and important history help people understand its importance to the Hawaiian Islands and their communities
- Maunaloa Volcano, Big Island, Hawaii - Facts Information . . .
Maunaloa (officially renamed as one word from Mauna Loa) is the world's largest and one of its most active volcanoes - a giant shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i
- Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Hawaii - Science@NASA
Snow caps the summits of Mauna Loa (center) and Mauna Kea (toward the top, center) volcanoes on the island of Hawai‘i With its summit standing roughly 17 km (56,000 feet) above its base and its flanks covering about half of the Island of Hawai‘i, Mauna Loa is the world’s largest volcano
- Mauna Loa - Global Volcanism Program
Mauna Loa is a basaltic shield volcano that rises almost 9 km from the ocean floor in Hawaii Flank eruptions typically occur from NE and SW rift zones, and from the Moku?aweoweo summit caldera
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