Kīlauea - Wikipedia
Kīlauea (US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə / 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. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
Kilauea - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Kīlauea is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, and one of the busiest in the world. In recorded history, Kīlauea has only had short periods of repose. It has covered almost 90% of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.
Kilauea | Location, Eruptions, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月18日 · Kilauea, the world’s most active volcanic mass, situated on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. Located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures.
Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2 天之前 · Kaluapele is the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano. Within Kaluapele, Halemaʻumaʻu (often a crater that hosts persistently active vents) is the home of Pelehonuamea (Pele of the red earth), the Hawaiian elemental force of creation that appears as red molten lava.
Kīlauea - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2 天之前 · Future intrusions and eruptions could occur with continued magma supply. Updates: HVO continues to closely monitor Kīlauea and is in contact with Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency. HVO will continue to provide daily updates for Kīlauea volcano.
Geology and History of Kīlauea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2023年11月29日 · Kīlauea Volcano is a shield volcano located on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa Volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i. The volcano is considered to be in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism. The Island of Hawai‘i with lava flows erupted in approximately the past 1,000 years shown in red.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
2024年9月23日 · Extending from sea level to 13,680 feet, the park encompasses the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes - Kīlauea and Mauna Loa - and is a designated International Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, begins erupting ...
2023年6月8日 · Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting again. U.S. Geological Survey officials say a glow was detected in webcam images from the summit caldera early Wednesday. The images show fissures at the base of the crater generating lava flows on …
Hawaii's Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It's one of the …
2024年6月4日 · HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area and then paused about 12 hours later, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island
2024年6月3日 · Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, began erupting early on Monday morning. Kilauea, in the southeast part of the Big Island, erupted three times last year.