Long Mountain

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Long Mountain is the English translation of the Hawaiian name "Mauna Loa," referring to one of the world’s largest and most active volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian volcano
active volcano
mountain
natural geographic feature
shield volcano
composition tholeiitic basalt
country United States
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 13678 feet
approximately 4169 meters
eruptionStyle Hawaiian eruptions
effusive eruptions
formedBy Hawaiian hotspot volcanism
hasCaldera Mokuʻāweoweo
hasEnglishName Long Mountain
hasFlank Northeast Rift Zone
Southwest Rift Zone
hasHazard lava flows
tephra fall
volcanic gas emissions
hasNameInLanguage Mauna Loa (Hawaiian)
isBasaltic true
isCulturallySignificantTo Native Hawaiians
isLargestOfType one of the largest shield volcanoes on Earth
isOn Big Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
isOneOf largest volcanoes on Earth
most active volcanoes on Earth
lastEruption November 2022
lastEruptionYear 2022
locatedIn Hawaiʻi
Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
United States
monitoredBy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
nameMeaning Long Mountain in English
near Kīlauea
overlies Hawaiian hotspot
partOf Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Hawaiʻi Island volcano system
prominence approximately 2169 meters
risesFrom seafloor of the Pacific Ocean
state Hawaiʻi
summitFeature Mokuʻāweoweo caldera
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
threatens Hilo
Kona region
volcanoType shield volcano
within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa ("Long Mountain in English")
nameMeaning
Mauna Loa
hasEnglishName

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