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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.
Jul 19, 2024 · 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.
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. Mauna Loa is in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism, a period when the volcanoes grow most rapidly, adding as much as 95 percent of their ultimate volume.
Nov 30, 2022 · 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.
Nov 27, 2023 · Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. Mauna Loa is in the shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanism, a period when the volcanoes grow most rapidly, adding as much as 95 percent of their ultimate volume.
Jan 14, 2022 · Mauna Loa, Earth’s largest active volcano, is located on the Island of Hawai‘i and is monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). Mauna Loa erupted most recently in 1984 and will erupt again in the future, posing significant risk to people living on the flanks of the volcano.
Since its first well-documented eruption in 1843, the volcano has erupted 34 times with intervals between eruptions ranging from months to decades. Mauna Loa erupted most recently in 2022. More Information: Mauna Loa activity summary also available by phone: (808) 967-8866.
Sep 22, 2023 · Mauna Loa is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, and hiking its slopes offers a unique opportunity to explore the dramatic volcanic landscape. Standing at 13,681 feet (4,170 m) above sea level, Mauna Loa boasts a commanding presence in the natural beauty of Hawaiʻi.
Nov 30, 2022 · Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began sending up fountains of glowing rock and spilling lava from fissures as its first eruption in nearly four decades began on Nov. 27,...
Nov 28, 2022 · Ascending 10.5 miles from its seafloor base and covering 2,000 square miles, Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain” in Hawaiian, is particularly colossal. It is also hyperactive. Eruptions have...
