Mauna Loa - Wikipedia
Mauna Loa is the world's largest active subaerial volcano and the principal attraction of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It forms the Big Island of Hawai'i and has a length of 120km and a width of 103km. It has three pit craters, two rift zones, and a summit caldera with a volume of 75,000 cubic kilometers. It has erupted 33 times since 1843, the latest in 1984.
Mauna Loa | Description, Eruption, Height, Map, & Facts
Learn about Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, and its history of eruptions, lava flows, and hazard zones. See current monitoring information, webcams, and notable eruptions of Mauna Loa.
Mauna Loa - U.S. National Park Service
Learn about the largest active volcano on Earth, its eruption patterns, lava flows, landslides, and caldera. See maps, photos, and sources of Mauna Loa's geologic features and history.
Mauna Loa | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Mauna Loa, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, erupted for the first time in 38 years late Sunday night, following a series of striking eruptions in recent years of the smaller and nearby...
Geology and History of Mauna Loa | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii. Why is Mauna Loa's eruption important? Mauna Loa has erupted 33 times since 1843, the date of the first recorded eruption. On average, that it...
Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupts for the first time in 38 years. What happens ...
Notice that Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, was going to erupt — as it did this week for the first time in nearly four decades — came to people on the Big Island of Hawaii an...
Mauna Loa - U.S. National Park Service
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 eruption: What's happening inside the world's biggest ... - BBC
Maunaloa is a massive shield volcano that covers half of the Island of Hawaiʻi and has erupted 33 times since 1843. Learn how to visit, hike or camp on this sleeping giant, and see its stunning views from the Kaʻū Scenic Byway or a plane.
Mauna Loa eruption: What's happening inside the world's biggest volcano ...
Explore the diverse ecosystems and volcanic landscape of Mauna Loa, one of the largest active volcanoes in the world. Learn about the two main backcountry sites, permits, access, amenities, and safety tips for this challenging but rewarding hike.
With Mauna Loa's Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into Earth - The New York Times
Mauna Loa is considered to be a shield volcano, meaning it was created by the flow of lava over time. Such volcanoes are not particularly tall (at least in the world of volcanoes). Instead, they...