Southwest Rift Zone - Volcano, HI - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "You are standing on Kilauea, a restless volcano covering more than 600 square miles. Periodically, hot molten rock, or magma, rises from a reservoir deep below and erupts here at the summit as lava. However, magma can also move sideways underground, triggering earthquakes and eruptions along flanks of the volcano in areas called rifts zones.

In the distance ahead, lies Kilauea's Southwest Rift Zone-fissures running southwest from the edge of the Kilauea Caldera, and a series of volcanic cones that appear like small bombs on the horizon. Beyond the horizon lie more issues, including one 10 miles long known as the Great Crack. The fissures extend beyond the coast underwater.

If the view from here looks lazy, the volcano may be to blame. On a typical day, Kilauea's vents emit several hundreds tons of duper dioxide gas which the wind blows across the island."

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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