Kilauea Iki 1959 eruption
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The Kilauea Iki 1959 eruption was a dramatic volcanic event on Hawaii’s Big Island known for its spectacular lava fountains and the formation of a lava lake within the Kilauea Iki crater.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian-style fissure eruption
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volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kīlauea East Rift Zone
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ⓘ
Kīlauea summit caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatusOfLavaLake | solidified ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-12-20 ⓘ |
| eruptionOf | Kīlauea volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionSequence | series of discrete high-fountaining episodes separated by pauses ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian to Hawaiian activity
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lava fountaining ⓘ |
| eruptionYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| fedBy | central vent in Kīlauea Iki crater ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lava flows
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tephra fall ⓘ volcanic gases ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of new topography within Kīlauea Iki crater
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deposition of extensive scoria and spatter around crater rim ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Kīlauea summit activity ⓘ |
| lavaComposition | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| lavaLakeMaximumDepth |
about 135 meters
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about 440 feet ⓘ |
| legacy | exposed lava lake cross-sections visible along Kīlauea Iki trail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi Island
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ⓘ
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magmaType | basaltic ⓘ |
| maximumFountainHeight |
about 1900 feet
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about 580 meters ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formation of a lava lake in Kīlauea Iki crater
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high fountaining episodes ⓘ spectacular lava fountains ⓘ |
| numberOfFountainingEpisodes | 17 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occurredInCrater | Kīlauea Iki crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedFeature |
Kīlauea Iki lava lake
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ⓘ
cinder and spatter cone ⓘ tephra blanket around Kīlauea Iki crater ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Kīlauea 1955 East Rift Zone eruption
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ⓘ
Kīlauea 1960 Kapoho eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
improved understanding of high lava fountaining processes
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provided key data on lava lake dynamics ⓘ served as a classic case study in basaltic eruption behavior ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959-11-14 ⓘ |
| tephraThicknessNearVent | several meters ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | attracted visitors to view lava fountains from the crater rim ⓘ |
| volcanoType | shield volcano ⓘ |
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