Kohala volcano
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Kohala volcano is the oldest of the five major volcanoes that make up Hawaii’s Big Island, now heavily eroded and extinct.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | shield volcano ⓘ |
| age | over 1 million years ⓘ |
| composition | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eroded | heavily eroded ⓘ |
| erosionProcess |
fluvial erosion
ⓘ
marine erosion ⓘ |
| formedBy | Hawaiian hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsRegion |
Kohala Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Kohala region of Hawaii Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCliffs | north and northeast flanks ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
leeward side is dry
ⓘ
windward side is wet ⓘ |
| hasDrainage | valleys opening to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hawaiian-style shield morphology (highly eroded)
ⓘ
Hawi volcanic series NERFINISHED ⓘ Pololū volcanic series NERFINISHED ⓘ deeply incised valleys ⓘ steep sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology | deep amphitheater-headed valleys ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | about 1,670 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Kohala district of Hawaii Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Kohala Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pololū Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Waipio Valley (on its southeastern flank region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Hawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapaau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearch |
used to study landslide and flank collapse hazards
ⓘ
used to study long-term erosion of Hawaiian shield volcanoes ⓘ |
| hasSummit | Kohala summit region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUSGSIdentifier | USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory study area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | local rainfall patterns in North Kohala ⓘ |
| isOldestOf | five major volcanoes that form Hawaii Island ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Pleistocene epoch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaii Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| olderThan |
Hualālai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kīlauea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauna Kea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauna Loa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | five major volcanoes of Hawaii Island ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawaiian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Pacific Plate over Hawaiian hotspot ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.