GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mauna Loa (13, 677 feet [4, 169 metres]), located some 25 miles (40 km) west of Kilauea, is considered the world’s largest volcano; the two volcanoes are the main feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which has been designated a World Heritage site. The island is roughly triangular in shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, has erupted 34 times since 1843. An eruption 1984 lasted 22 days and produced lava flows which reached to within about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) of Hilo, the largest population center on the Island of Hawai’i.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mauna Loa volcano, largest in the world, erupts in Hawaii.

Detailed explanation-4: -Volcano is located on the east side of the island of Hawaiʻi, on the border of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and near the northeast rim of Kīlauea’s summit caldera.