Kilauea
Big Island erupter
Kilauea is an active shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, one of the most continuously active volcanoes on Earth.
It lies within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and has shaped much of the island's southeastern landscape through ongoing eruptions.
The name comes from Hawaiian, roughly meaning "spewing" or "spreading."
Erupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- ventOpening for airflow
fissure · caldera · spatter · tephra · pumice · ashfall · seismic · tremor
Impact or volcanic basin
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- steam ventsGeothermal gas outlets
- overlookMiss or commanding view
Big Island · Mauna Loa · tropical · rainforest · fern · scenic · hiking
Female sacred being
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
- hulaGestural Polynesian dance
legend · mythology · creation · ancestors · offerings · pilgrimage · spiritual · fire goddess
Sharp, blocky lava flow
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- incandescentGlowing from heat
crust · glow · viscosity · lava tube · ropy · smooth · jagged · clinker
Low-profile basaltic mountain
- hotspotArea of notable activity
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- basalticOf dark volcanic rock
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
subsidence · inflation · deflation · magma chamber · seismology · GPS monitoring · oceanic crust
lava
Erupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
vent · fissure · caldera · spatter · tephra · pumice · ashfall · seismic · tremor · sulfur
crater
Impact or volcanic basin
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- steam ventsGeothermal gas outlets
overlook · Big Island · Mauna Loa · tropical · rainforest · fern · scenic · hiking
goddess
Female sacred being
hula · legend · mythology · creation · ancestors · offerings · pilgrimage · spiritual · fire goddess
aa
Sharp, blocky lava flow
incandescent · crust · glow · viscosity · lava tube · ropy · smooth · jagged · clinker · lava field
shield volcano
Low-profile basaltic mountain
geothermal · subsidence · inflation · deflation · magma chamber · seismology · GPS monitoring · oceanic crust
- American VolcanoesMount St. Helens, Mauna Loa, Mount Rainier, Popocatepetl, Mount Hood
- lava lake volcanoes
- HawaiiHawaii, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Maui, Waikiki Beach
- volcanicslava, magma, volcanoes, eruptions, lava flows
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
Kilaueaextinct volcano
Mountain with no future eruptions
dormant volcano · Mauna Kea · Mount Kenya · Diamond Head · Mount Kilimanjaro
KilaueaKrakatoa
Indonesian volcanic island
Mount St. Helens · Mount Pinatubo · Mount Vesuvius · Plinian eruption · stratovolcano
KilaueaMount Fuji
Japan's tallest summit
stratovolcano · cinder cone · volcanic plug · Stromboli · Mount Rainier