Jaggar Museum - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
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N 19° 25.190 W 155° 17.292
5Q E 259727 N 2148877
One of the busiest locations in the Volcanoes National park, Jaggar Museum offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Kilauea Caldera and the on-going gas eruption of Halema'uma'u crater.
Waymark Code: WMR2W5
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2016
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Jaggar Museum is named after Dr. Thomas Augustus Jaggar, who moved to Kilauea in 1912 to dedicate his life to studying volcanoes. Dr. Jaggar made the first mention of a volcano museum in 1916. The museum was built in 1986 on highest section of Kilauea Caldera’s rim and features interpretive exhibits of the volcanology work performed by Jaggar and his pupils.
Jaggar Museum is a museum on volcanology. In this museum are several displays of the types of lava, eruption "by-product" displays, real-time monitors, equipment used by scientists in the past to study the volcano and working "state of the art" electronic seismographs.
There are several Hawaiian cultural exhibits that demonstrate the close relationship of Pelehonuamea, the Hawaiian deity of volcanoes.
The overlook outside of the museum offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Kilauea Caldera with several interpretive displays about Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes. From this newly renovated overlook, one can view the March 19, 2008, on-going gas eruption of Halema'uma'u crater. On a clear night, viewing of the erupting Halema'uma'u crater can be quite spectacular.
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