Koʻolau Volcano

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geological formation shield volcano volcano

Koʻolau Volcano is an ancient, heavily eroded shield volcano that forms the eastern half of the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Koolau volcanic system 1
Koʻolau Volcano canonical 1
Koʻolau shield volcano 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
age about 2.5 million years ⓘ
composition tholeiitic basalt ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageTo Kāneʻohe Bay ⓘ
erosionState heavily eroded ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive eruptions ⓘ
feature deeply incised valleys ⓘ
pali (cliffs) along the windward side of Oʻahu ⓘ
steep windward cliffs ⓘ
formed Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
formedBy hotspot volcanism ⓘ
forms eastern half of the island of Oʻahu ⓘ
formsWith Waianae Volcano ⓘ
island of Oʻahu ⓘ
hasCityOnFlank Honolulu ⓘ
Kailua ⓘ
Kaneohe ⓘ
surface form: Kāneʻohe
hasClimaticEffect orographic rainfall on windward side ⓘ
rain shadow on leeward side ⓘ
hasGeomorphologicalType shield volcano ⓘ
hasHawaiianName Koʻolau Range ⓘ
surface form: Koʻolau
hasLandUse conservation areas ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ
urban development on southern flanks ⓘ
hasNotablePass H-3 freeway tunnels ⓘ
Nuʻuanu Pali ⓘ
hasRemnant Koʻolau Range ⓘ
hasRockType basaltic lava flows ⓘ
volcanic ash deposits ⓘ
hotspot Hawaii hotspot ⓘ
influences windward Oʻahu rainfall patterns ⓘ
island Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Oʻahu
lastEruption about 1.7 million years ago ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ
surface form: Hawaii

Oahu ⓘ
surface form: Oʻahu

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
mountainRange Koʻolau Range ⓘ
nameMeaning windward (in Hawaiian) ⓘ
ocean Pacific Ocean ⓘ
overlies Pacific Plate ⓘ
partOf Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
region Honolulu County ⓘ
separatedFrom Waianae Volcano ⓘ
status extinct ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koʻolau Range → partOf → Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ
Honolulu Volcanic Series → youngerThan → Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koʻolau shield volcano
Honolulu Volcanic Series → youngerThan → Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Waiʻanae shield volcano
Puʻu Konahuanui → partOf → Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koʻolau volcanic system
Mokapu Peninsula → partOf → Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ
this entity surface form: Koolau volcanic system