Pictures Of Kilauea

Source: Unknown, "Kilauea." USGS. 27 Mar 2009 .
Source:Rubin, Ken. "Mount Kilauea, Hawaii, 1983." National Geographic. 27 Mar 2009 .

Type of Volcano

Kilauea is a sheild volcano located in the ocean.
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Unknown, "Kilauea." Global Volcanism Program. 23 Mar 2009
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Picture-Busovicki, Bryan . "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park." Oh, Ranger!. 29 Mar 2009 .

Geologic Location

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Kilauea is in Kilauea, Hawaii in The United States of America. There is no plate boundary because Kilauea is above a hot-spot. Hawaii is on the Pacific Plate.
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Knapp, Brian. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 4. Grolier Education, 2001.
Unknown, "Kilauea." Global Volcanism Program. 23 Mar 2009
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Eruption History

The most recent eruption at Kilauea happened in January 3, 1983, but it still has not ended.
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Unknown, "Kilauea." Global Volcanism Program. 23 Mar 2009
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Picture-Weiss , Margot . "Hawaii Volcanoes Photos." About.com. 27 Mar 2009 .

Volcano Shape

Kilauea is 1222 meters tall and has a landslide structure. Kilauea has two major creaters in it.
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Kahl, William R.. "Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii." 25 Mar 2009
<http://keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/10th/Hawaii/james.pdf>.
Unknown, "Kilauea Crater: KILAUEA." Kilauea Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 25 Mar 2009 >.
Unknown, "Kilauea." Global Volcanism Program. 23 Mar 2009
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Neighboring Volcanoes

Kilauea has many neighboring volcanoes such as Diamond Head, Hanauma, Hualalai, Kahoolawe, Kohala, Koko, Loihi Seamount, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Maui, Mahukona, and Oahu.
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Unknown, "Volcanoes in the North and Central American Region." Volcano World. Fire Work Studios Inc. . 23 Mar 2009 .
Picture-Unknown, "the Hawaiian Islands." Hawaiian Islands. 27 Mar 2009 .

Eruption Style

Kilauea is made of basaltic lava. This makes eruptions less explosive, though Kilauea has had some explosive eruptions in the past.
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Picture-Pfeiffer, Tom. "HAWAI." 27 Mar 2009 .