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.

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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

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Hualālai isYoungerThan Kohala volcano