Puʻu ʻŌʻō
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Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the flank of Kīlauea in Hawaii, famous for its long-lived and highly active lava eruptions that reshaped the surrounding landscape.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian volcano feature
ⓘ
cinder cone ⓘ volcanic cone ⓘ |
| activityStatus | no surface eruptive activity since 2018 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Episode 48 of Kīlauea eruption
ⓘ
Kupaianaha vent ⓘ |
| collapseLinkedTo | 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| destroyed |
Kalapana community (by lava flows)
ⓘ
Royal Gardens subdivision (by lava flows) ⓘ sections of Chain of Craters Road ⓘ |
| elevationApprox | ~720 m above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionDuration | approximately 35 years ⓘ |
| eruptionEndDate | 2018-04-30 ⓘ |
| eruptionSeriesOf | Kīlauea East Rift Zone ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | 1983-01-03 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
effusive ⓘ |
| firstMajorEruptionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| gasEmissionType | sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lava flows
ⓘ
tephra ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive lava flows
ⓘ
highly active lava effusion ⓘ long-lived eruption ⓘ reshaping surrounding landscape ⓘ |
| lavaComposition | tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| liesOn |
Kīlauea East Rift Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
East Rift Zone of Kīlauea
|
| locatedIn |
Hawaiʻi (island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiʻi
Island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Puna District ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlankOf | Kīlauea ⓘ |
| locatedOnVolcano | Kīlauea ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Geological Survey
|
| namedAfter | Hawaiian word "ʻōʻō" (Hawaiian honeycreeper) ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| partOf | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park vicinity ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain hotspot system
|
| producedFeature |
lava fields in Puna
ⓘ
new coastal land ⓘ |
| significantEventDate |
2011-03-05 fissure eruption near Puʻu ʻŌʻō
ⓘ
2018-04-30 crater floor collapse ⓘ |
| state |
Hawaii
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiʻi
|
| volcanoType | basaltic shield volcano vent ⓘ |