Kilauea & Pu'u O'o Vent - Big Island of Hawai`i
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
N 19° 20.389 W 155° 20.865
5Q E 253351 N 2140102
Part of the 'Hawaiian Chains of Islands' west of "Mauna Loa" this 'Volcano Vent' is an active vent of "Kilauea" on the flanks of "Mauna Loa" The co-ordinates are at the end of "Chains of Crater" Road that is now covered with lava.
Waymark Code: WMC6K
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member konagold
Views: 181
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Rising gradually to more than 4 km above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our planet. Its long submarine flanks descend to the sea floor an additional 5 km, and the sea floor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km.
This makes the volcano's summit about 17 km (56,000 ft) above its base! The enormous volcano covers half of the Island of Hawai`i and by itself amounts to about 85 percent of all the other Hawaiian Islands combined.
Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 33 times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843. Its most recent eruption was in 1984. Mauna Loa is certain to erupt again, and we carefully monitor the volcano for signs of unrest. See current activity for a summary of our monitoring efforts.
  • For more on ...Hawai'i Volcano Observatory.CLICK ON THIS LINK.
  • This is to my 'Geocaching Web-cam link'..
    To 'Ali'i Drive Web-Cam' and 'Volcano National Park'


  • Hiking the back end of Pu'u O'o Vent' reached from Highway 11 and the "Glenwood Subdivision".



    • Volcano Type: Cinder Cone

    Volcano Location: Island Arc

    Year of most recent activity: 2011

    Caldera Visible?: yes

    Cone Visible?: yes

    Crater Visible?: yes

    Geyser/Hot Spring Visible?: no

    Lava Dome Visible?: yes

    Lava Flow (Moving) Visible?: yes

    Lava Flow (Not Moving) Visible?: yes

    Vent or Fumarole Visible?: yes
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