Big Island Hawaii. Part 29. Kīlauea Offerings.

December 2009, Music by: Kaczmarek.
Facts about Kilauea Volcano

Location 19.425 N 155.292 W




Elevation above sea level 4,190 ft

Area 552 mi2 (13.7% of Hawai`i)

Volume 6,000-8,500 mi3

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/

Summit Caldera
The caldera itself has no Hawaiian name other than Kilauea but contains the famous crater, Halema`uma`u; "hale" means house, "ma`uma`u" is a type of fern. Kamapua`a, was a jilted suitor of the goddess Pele, is said to have built a house of ferns over Halema`uma`u to keep Pele from escaping her home and causing eruptions. In the end it failed.

Dimension: 6 x 6 km (outermost faults), 3 x 5 km (main depression)

Depth: 165 m deep

Age: probably several incremental collapses 500-210 years ago

Oldest Dated Rocks
23,000 years old

Estimated Age of Earliest Subaerial Eruptions




50,000-100,000 years

Estimated Age of First Eruption of Kilauea
300,000-600,000 years before present

Hawaiian Volcano Stage
Shield-forming stage ( albion.edu )

Rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are launching a program to stop people from leaving religious offerings at the summit of Mount Kilauea -- including food they say attracts rats and cockroaches.

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[TheAnnafisher]

outstanding!

[190759ge]

Thanks for the great video a pleasure to admire *****