Kīlauea
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Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level
Kīlauea erupting at Halemaʻumaʻu, a pit crater within its summit caldera, on January 16, 2025.
Kīlauea's summit caldera; volcanic gas can be seen rising out of Halemaʻumaʻu, within the caldera (January 2012)
Rainbow and volcanic ash with sulfur dioxide emissions from Halemaʻumaʻu (April 2008)
Painting of the 1891 eruption
Hawaiʻi (island)
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Hawaiʻi, sometimes written Hawaii, is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the No
Kīlauea
…Kīlauea (US: KIL-ə-WAY-ə, Hawaiian: ) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Since the islands were settled, it has been the…
The Ahu-a-ʻUmi Heiau, built for ʻUmi-a-Līloa in the Kona District
Hawaiian and European ships in Kealakekua Bay in 1829
Aerial view, 3D computer-generated image
A view of the Kohala Coast and adjacent volcanoes, taken from the slopes of Kohala, about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Kawaihae. From left to right: Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Hualālai.