Kupaianaha vent

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Kupaianaha vent is a long-lived eruptive vent on Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi that produced extensive lava flows during the Puʻu ʻŌʻō–Kupaianaha eruption beginning in the mid-1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eruptive vent
volcanic vent
associatedWith Puʻu ʻŌʻō NERFINISHED
rift-zone ground deformation
volcanic gas emissions
built low, broad shield around the vent
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created new land at the shoreline through lava delta formation
discoveredBy U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED
eruptionCharacter low fountaining
steady lava outpouring
eruptionDuration approximately 5.5 years
eruptionEndDate 1992-02
eruptionImpact destruction of vegetation and infrastructure along flow paths
eruptionPhaseOf Kīlauea 1983–2018 East Rift Zone eruption NERFINISHED
eruptionStartDate 1986-07-20
eruptionStyle Hawaiian-style fissure eruption
eruptionType effusive eruption
fed lava tubes leading to the coast
flowDirection toward the south coast of Kīlauea
geologicAge Holocene
hazardType lava inundation
lastMajorActivity early 1990s
lavaType basaltic lava
locatedIn Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED
Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
Kīlauea NERFINISHED
locatedOn East Rift Zone of Kīlauea NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED
namedAfter Hawaiian word "kupaianaha" meaning "mysterious" or "wonderful"
notableFor extensive pāhoehoe lava flow fields
long-lived continuous lava effusion
partOf Kīlauea East Rift Zone vent system NERFINISHED
Puʻu ʻŌʻō–Kupaianaha eruption NERFINISHED
produced lava flows
shield-shaped lava shield
region Puna District, Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
scientificSignificance improved understanding of lava tube formation and evolution
provided long-term observations of steady basaltic effusion
tectonicSetting Hawaiian hotspot NERFINISHED
threatened communities in the Puna District
volcano Kīlauea NERFINISHED

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Puʻu ʻŌʻō associatedWith Kupaianaha vent