Northeast Rift Zone
E74352
The Northeast Rift Zone is a major volcanic fissure system on Mauna Loa’s flank from which many of the volcano’s historic lava flows have erupted.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fissure system
ⓘ
volcanic rift zone ⓘ |
| associatedVolcano | Mauna Loa ⓘ |
| composition | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | historically active ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct | basaltic lava flows ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian-style lava fountaining
ⓘ
fissure eruption ⓘ |
| eruptionType | effusive eruptions ⓘ |
| fedBy | Mauna Loa magma system ⓘ |
| forms | linear chain of vents and fissures ⓘ |
| geologicFeatureOf | Mauna Loa volcanic edifice ⓘ |
| hasRole | major source of Mauna Loa historic lava flows ⓘ |
| hazardTo | communities on the Island of Hawaiʻi ⓘ |
| hazardType | lava flow hazard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi (island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Hawaiʻi
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | flank of Mauna Loa ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| orientation | northeast-trending ⓘ |
| partOf | Mauna Loa ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate hotspot volcano ⓘ |
| volcanoType | shield volcano flank feature ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mauna Loa