Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA
- Location:
- Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA
- 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W
- Elevation: 4,091 feet
- Kilauea Volcano is a shield volcano and the result of the movement of the Pacific plate moving over a hotspot (Hawaiian hotspot).
- History: Historically, Kilauea has been erupting for the past 300,000 – 600,000 years and has had at least 61 eruptions. The most recent eruption in in Kilauea's east rift zone has been erupting since 1983. It has been intermittently erupting since then and re-entered the sea (coastal plain) in 2012. These areas are especially hazardous, because the lava bench can collapse at any time. It is currently in the shield forming stage. Today, there is an advisory alert (aviation color code orange) on the volcano.
- Picture of a new skylight opening in a lava tube:
- Lava as it enters the ocean:
- View of the crater:
- Type of eruptions:
- Explosive (sending ash and gasses into the atmosphere)
- Caldera lava pool
- Lava flows (surface and through lava tubes)
Count Cleveland, Alaska, USA
- Location:
- Chuginadak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
- 52° 49′ 19.92″ N, 169° 56′ 42″ W
- Elevation: 5,676 feet
- Mount Cleveland is a stratovolcano and it is the result of the subduction of the Pacific plate under the North American plate.
- History: It is believed the first eruptions of Mount Cleveland occurred in 1744. In 1944, the only known death from an eruption of an Aleutian volcano occurred. The last notable eruption occurred in 2011. Today, there is an advisory alert (aviation color code yellow) on the volcano.
- Type of eruptions:
- Explosive (sending ash, breadcrust bombs, and gasses into the atmosphere)
- Lava flows down the flanks of the volcano (usually short flows, not more than 0.6 miles in length)
- Lava fountains
Works Cited
“Cleveland.” Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
“Cleveland Activity - Color Code YELLOW Alert Level ADVISORY.” Alaska Volcano Observatory. 8 May 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
“Kīlauea -- Perhaps the World's Most Active Volcano.” USGS,7 May 2009. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. < http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/>.
“Mount Cleveland (Alaska).” Wikipedia, 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cleveland_(Alaska)/.
“Recent Kilauea Status Reports, Updates, and Information Releases.” USGS, 11 Mar. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
