Kīlauea summit caldera

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geological formation volcanic caldera

Kīlauea summit caldera is the large volcanic depression at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island, known for frequent eruptions and dramatic lava lake activity.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Kīlauea Caldera 3
Kīlauea summit 2
Kīlauea Caldera rim 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
activityStatus active ⓘ
associatedDeity Pele NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Halemaʻumaʻu crater NERFINISHED ⓘ
fumarole fields ⓘ
lava lake of Halemaʻumaʻu (intermittent) ⓘ
sulfur deposits ⓘ
summit magma reservoir (subsurface) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance sacred site in Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ
diameter approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ
dominantLavaType tholeiitic basalt ⓘ
dominantMagmaType basalt ⓘ
elevation approximately 1200 meters above sea level ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive ⓘ
experiencedEvent 2008–2018 summit lava lake activity ⓘ
2018 Kīlauea eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ
2018 Kīlauea summit collapse ⓘ
2020–2021 summit eruption ⓘ
2021 summit eruption ⓘ
2023 summit eruption ⓘ
formationProcess repeated summit collapse during large eruptions ⓘ
gasEmission carbon dioxide ⓘ
hydrogen sulfide ⓘ
sulfur dioxide ⓘ
water vapor ⓘ
geologicAge Holocene ⓘ
hasFeature ash deposits ⓘ
fault scarps ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
ring faults ⓘ
steep caldera walls ⓘ
tephra layers ⓘ
hasViewpoint Jaggar Museum overlook (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kīlauea Overlook NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waldron Ledge NERFINISHED ⓘ
hazardType ashfall ⓘ
ground deformation ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
rockfalls from caldera walls ⓘ
volcanic gas emissions ⓘ
hotspot Hawaii hotspot ⓘ
isPartOf Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kīlauea volcanic system NERFINISHED ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
knownFor frequent eruptions ⓘ
intense volcanic degassing ⓘ
persistent lava lake activity ⓘ
summit collapse events ⓘ
lastMajorCollapse 2018 ⓘ
length approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kīlauea volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedOn Hawaiʻi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoringAgency Hawaiian Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot ⓘ
typicalEruptionVEI 0–2 ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano caldera ⓘ
width approximately 3 kilometers ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Halemaʻumaʻu Crater → isPartOf → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
Halemaʻumaʻu → partOf → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
Halemaʻumaʻu → locatedIn → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea summit region
Jaggar Museum site → featureOfInterest → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
Jaggar Museum site → overlooks → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea Caldera
Kīlauea Visitor Center → near → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea Caldera
Kīlauea Visitor Center → near → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea summit
Volcano House → hasViewOf → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea caldera
Crater Rim Drive → followsAlong → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea Caldera rim
Crater Rim Drive → offersViewOf → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea Caldera
Crater Rim Drive → locatedNear → Kīlauea summit caldera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kīlauea summit