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Hawaii
Lava Tours!
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Lava Tours in Hawaii!
Welcome to our Hawaii Lava Shuttle website! We offer a
variety of tours and excursions to the active lava flow area and the
Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. We also offer many other Big
Island activities and things to do.
Please explore our website for further info
and feel free to contact us
with any questions that you may have!
Volcanoes of Hawaii
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The Hawaiian Islands were
created by volcanoes. The active and dormant volcanoes of The Big
Island of Hawaii are a must-see when visiting Hawaii.
The volcanic mountains creating the
Hawaiian islands are among the greatest mountain ranges on earth.
From their base on the sea floor they are the tallest volcanoes in
the world.
The
Big Island of Hawaii is made up of five volcanoes. Today only two
volcanoes are left active, Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Most volcano tours
here in Hawaii take you to see Kilauea.
Kilauea Volcano
The Kilauea Volcano is located about
10,000 feet below the summit of Mauna Loa.
Kilauea has been erupting continuously since 1983.
It is a shield volcano approximately 50 miles long and 14 miles
wide. The summit of Kilauea is 4,090 feet above sea level, or 20,000
feet above the ocean floor.
Near the southwestern edge of the caldera
is the "fire pit," known as Halemaumau
Crater (House of Everlasting Fire), which has at times
contained a lake of boiling lava.
Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa is considered the "monarch of
mountains." It is the largest volcano and the largest single
mountain of any kind in the world. ( 60 miles long and 30 miles
wide). Mauna Loa rises about 28,680 feet from its base on the sea
floor. The slopes of Mauna Loa are no steeper than 12°, with a mere
4° slope near the top. Eruptions usually begin as lava fountains on
the floor of Mokuaweoweo (the oval shaped caldera on the summit) and
are followed by great volumes of lava. Mauna Loa is still active but
has not erupted since 1984.
