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Kilauea Volcano Hawaii
The Kilauea Volcano on Big Island in Hawaii is one of the most visited volcanoes in the world for its constantly flowing lava. It has three spots where the lava enters the ocean, causing steam to shoot up into the sky. There were 45 eruptions in the twentieth century, with the Mauna Ulu eruption being the second longest. It started on May 24, 1969 and lasted until July 22, 1974 when it finally stopped erupting.
Current Eruption History
The longest one started in January of 1983 and is still going on. It is the longest eruption of any recorded Hawaii eruptions. So far, it has added three quarters of a mile squared to Big Island and has destroyed 2 towns completely, Kalapana and Kaimu. It is known for being a quietly erupting volcano, but it can have large explosive eruptions. The last one of these was in 1924 so you don't have to worry much about it. State Route 130 had a lava flow cross it, causing it to know dead end at lava rock.
Pele
Kilauea is supposedly the home of the volcano god of the Hawaiian culture, Pele. As the story goes, Pele and Kamapua'a warred over Big Island. Kamapua'a covered much of the land with ferns, causing Pele to emerge choking from the smoke that the ferns trapped in the land. A compromise was come to after they realized that both could be destroyed by the other. Half of the island went to each person, causing the leeward and windward split of vegetation and dry ground.
Geographic information
Kilauea is only 4091 feet high, diminuitive when compared to its sister mountain, Mauna Loa which stands 13,677 feet. Kilauea is a sheild volcano and has been erupting since 1983 in small flows. The lava flows toward the ocean and when it reaches it, creates plumes of smoke. This flow has added .77 square miles (2 square km) to the island already and promises to add more. In this way, it is one of the world's fastest naturally growing surface islands. Other islands, like Singapore, has added 100 square kilometers to its land unnaturally by physically adding sand to their coral reefs.
Volcanoes National Park
The Volcanoes National Park is one of the best national parks for being the only one of its kind. It is the only volcano park in the National Park System that seeps lava, and so it is one of the best traveled places on the Hawaiian islands.
Current Eruption History
The longest one started in January of 1983 and is still going on. It is the longest eruption of any recorded Hawaii eruptions. So far, it has added three quarters of a mile squared to Big Island and has destroyed 2 towns completely, Kalapana and Kaimu. It is known for being a quietly erupting volcano, but it can have large explosive eruptions. The last one of these was in 1924 so you don't have to worry much about it. State Route 130 had a lava flow cross it, causing it to know dead end at lava rock.
Pele
Kilauea is supposedly the home of the volcano god of the Hawaiian culture, Pele. As the story goes, Pele and Kamapua'a warred over Big Island. Kamapua'a covered much of the land with ferns, causing Pele to emerge choking from the smoke that the ferns trapped in the land. A compromise was come to after they realized that both could be destroyed by the other. Half of the island went to each person, causing the leeward and windward split of vegetation and dry ground.
Geographic information
Kilauea is only 4091 feet high, diminuitive when compared to its sister mountain, Mauna Loa which stands 13,677 feet. Kilauea is a sheild volcano and has been erupting since 1983 in small flows. The lava flows toward the ocean and when it reaches it, creates plumes of smoke. This flow has added .77 square miles (2 square km) to the island already and promises to add more. In this way, it is one of the world's fastest naturally growing surface islands. Other islands, like Singapore, has added 100 square kilometers to its land unnaturally by physically adding sand to their coral reefs.
Volcanoes National Park
The Volcanoes National Park is one of the best national parks for being the only one of its kind. It is the only volcano park in the National Park System that seeps lava, and so it is one of the best traveled places on the Hawaiian islands.