Mauna Loa

USA / Hawaii / Pahala /
 mountain, volcano
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

The 13,679 ft (4,169 m) Mauna Loa is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. It is Earth's largest mountain, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km³), although its peak is about 36 m (120 ft) lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. In Hawaiian, mauna loa means "long mountain". Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are very fluid, and the volcano has extremely shallow slopes as a result.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa
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Coordinates:   19°27'34"N   155°35'21"W

Comments

  • wow, thats a nice mountain you got there
  • http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30057173/volcano-alert-level-for-mauna-loa-elevated-to-advisory-status
  • Mauna Loa is a bit less in height than Mauna Kea.
  • Cool!
  • The outline is placed at the 12,000 foot elevation as that is the level abo e which the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory in early June, 2018. "Freezing rain and fog above 12,000' due to steam from the current eruption"
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