KILAUEA Definition & Meaning

Kilauea

[ kee-lou-ey-ah, -ey-uh, kil-oh- ]

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an active volcano on the Island of Hawaii: the youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island and the most active, having erupted almost continuously since 1983. 4,091 feet (1,247 meters).

Kilauea

/ ˌ�쾱ː��ɑː��ːˈ��ɪə /

a crater on the E side of Mauna Loa volcano, on SE Hawaii island: the world's largest active crater. Height: 1247 m (4090 ft). Width: 3 km (2 miles)

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Origin of Kilauea¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from Hawaiian: literally, “much spreading, spewing”

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The little boy wandered off from his family and "in a split second, ran straight toward the 400ft cliff edge" of the Kilauea volcano, the park said.

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Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

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Typically the primary hazard during during Kilauea eruptions is volcanic gas, which reacts with the atmosphere to create volcanic smog, or “vog.”

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The observatory logged roughly 250 earthquakes beneath the Kilauea summit in the hours before the eruption began.

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Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawaii, began erupting early on Monday morning.

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