Kīlauea

English: Kīlauea is an active volcano of the United States located in the South of Big Island, Hawaii, within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Français : Le Kīlauea est un volcan actif des Etats-Unis situé dans le Sud de l'île d'Hawaï, dans l'Etat du même nom. Il est inclus dans le parc national des volcans d'Hawaï.

Maps

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  Location
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  Topography
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  Main features
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  Lava hazard
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  Summit
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  Puʻu ʻŌʻō lava flows
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  Map of ongoing intrusion and earthquake activity along Kīlauea's East Rift Zone (May 2, 2018)
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  Map of the locations of eruptive fissures (May 5, 2018)

Diagrams

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  Hawaii Hotspot diagram
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  Cross section of East Rift Zone
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  Cross section of explosive eruptions

Eruptions

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  Pāhoehoe and Aa flows
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  Wildfire caused by lava
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  Overflowing lava channel
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  Pāhoehoe flow
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  Aerial view of lava flows
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  Lava entering in sea
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  Active ʻaʻā lava flow
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  Active pāhoehoe lava flow
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  Arching lava fountain
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  Lava fountain dome
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  Puʻu ʻŌʻō lava fountain
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  Puʻu ʻŌʻō lava lake and crater
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  Lava entering in sea
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  1954 Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake
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  Lava filling ʻAlae, 1969
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  Lava filling ʻĀloʻi, 1969
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  Lava cascade, 1969
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  Lava tube skylight, 1970
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  Kupaianaha lava lake, 1987
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  Kalapana house destroyed by lava, 1990
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  Uprising lava in cracks, 2011
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  Lava fountains, flows and cascades, 2011
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  Spatter cône, 2011
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  Collapse in the crater of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, creating an ash plume (May 3, 2018)
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  Eruption in the Leilani Estates subdivision (May 3, 2018)
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  Lava fountain at Kilauea, 20 March 2025
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  Lava fountain at Kilauea, 26 March 2025

Volcanic landforms and rocks

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  Halemaʻumaʻu
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  Halemaʻumaʻu
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  Halemaʻumaʻu
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  Lua Manu
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  Mauna Ulu
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  Pauahi
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  Puʻu Huluhulu
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  Kīlauea Iki
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  Makaopuhi
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  Puʻu ʻŌʻō
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  ʻAʻā lava flow
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  Pāhoehoe lava flow
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  Lava flow in Kalapana
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  Chain of Craters Road under a lava flow
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  Kipuka
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  Hornito
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  Pele's hair
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  Reticulite
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  Limu o Pele
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  Steaming Bluff
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  Sulfur Banks
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  Hōlei sea arch
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  Punaluu Black Sand Beach
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  Thurston Lava Tube
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  1790 footprints
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  Lava trees
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  Tree mold
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  Coastal landscape

Aerial and satellite views

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  Satellite picture
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  Radar false colors perspective picture
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  Summit satellite picture
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  Radar picture of caldera

Nature

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  ʻŌhiʻa growing in a lava flow
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  Tropical forest near summit
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  Tropical forest
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  Nēnē or Hawai'ian Goose
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  Orchid
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  Various plants

History

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  Volcano House in 1908
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  Thomas Jagger, Lorrin Thurston and others in 1917
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  Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs

Tourism

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  Namakanipaio Campground
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  Pedestrian restriction sign
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  Jaggar Museum entrance
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  Kilauea Military Camp
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  Volcano Art Center
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  Our Lady, Star of the Sea Church

In art

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  Kilauea by Day, Peale, 1842
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  Volcano, Walden, c. 1880s
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  Kilauea Caldera, Sandwich Islands, Tavernier, 1886