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Volcanoes And Hawaii

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Volcanoes And Hawaii

Cool Volcanic Facts about Hawaii! Check out our images of Volcanoes at http://goo.gl/wMGRg

The Hawaiian Islands are composed entirely of volcanic rock. The craters and mountains we see above land are merely a fraction of the enormous volcanic topography that is resting thousands of feet below the ocean's surface.
With a total of 13 volcanoes throughout the Islands, they are a common site for locals. The Big Island of Hawaii holds 7 volcanoes total, there are 2 volcanoes each on Maui, Molokai and Oahu.

Here on Oahu, the landmarks we are known for such as Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay and Koko Crater are all merely volcanic features of the Koolau volcano that makes up about two thirds of the island. The Waianae volcano is much taller than Koolau, as well as older, and towers over the windward side of Oahu.

Big Island's Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to two of the world's most active volcanoes: Mauna Loa and Kilauea
Mauna Loa most recently erupted in 1984, but since its first eruption in 1843 has erupted 34 times. Kilauea has been continuously erupting since 1983 and 250,000 to 650,000 cubic yards of lava are currently flowing from the volcano every day.

The park has 3 other volcanoes; Kohala is the oldest on the island and has been extinct for thousands of years, Mauna Kea has not erupted for over 3,600 years but is still considered dormant, lastly Hualalai is also considered active but has only erupted 7 times within the last 2,100 years, the last eruption was in 1801.