Mauna Loa - Volcano, HI
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bluesnote
N 19° 25.188 W 155° 17.300
5Q E 259713 N 2148874
This is one of a few plaques at the Jagger Museum's lookout deck.
Waymark Code: WMR1ZZ
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2016
Views: 8
The plaque says, "The summit of Mauna Loa stands 20 miles ahead of you, reaching an elevation of 13,677 feet above sea level and more than 31,000 feet above the ocean floor. With a volume of 10,000 cubic miles, Mauna Loa is the largest mountain on earth.
The volcano's great mass is being built by successive flows of hot molten rock, or lava. The thickness of an individual lava floe averages 12 feet. Mauna Loa is classified as a shield volcano, a volcano with gently-sloping sides resembling a warrior's shield overturned. Kilauea, the volcano you are now standing on, is also a shield volcano.
It has taken hundreds of centuries and countless eruptions for Mauna Loa to reach its present size. During the lat 100 years, the volcano has erupted more than 18 times. The next eruption could occur at any time."
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Volcano, HI
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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