Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA
- Location: - Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA - 19°25'16" N 155°17'13" W - Elevation: 4,091 feet - Kilauea Volcano is a shield volcano and the result of the movement of the Pacific plate moving over a hotspot (Hawaiian hotspot). - History: Historically, Kilauea has been erupting for the past 300,000 – 600,000 years and has had at least 61 eruptions. The most recent eruption in in Kilauea's east rift zone has been erupting since 1983. It has been intermittently erupting since then and re-entered the sea ( ...
