Mt' Kilauea

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Mt. Kilauea

• October 23, 2006

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Mt. Kilauea

• Mt. Kilauea is located in the Hawaiian Islands
  and sits on a Hot Spot beneath the Islands. The
  Hot Spot provides an awesome supply of magma for
  the eruptions.
• The very first time it erupted was in 1983 and it
  continues to erupt to this day.

Mt. Kilauea
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Mt. Kilauea

• Mt. Kilauea erupts approximately 343 times a
  year. The type of eruption is a gentle lava flow.
• The core heats up the mantel making the lava so
  hot that it goes into the volcano stream and
  shoots out the top like fireworks.
• The type of lava is called the sticky.

Lava tubes insulate rivers of lava from heat loss.
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• The sticky lava has caused so much damage to
  Hawaii. It has burned down houses, demolished
  roads, and ruined cities.
• In 1983 the first explosion killed 131 people.
  Since then there have been no deaths just serious
  injuries.

Lava fountains destroyed 16 houses in 1983-1984
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• Mt. Kilauea gets bigger with every eruption. As
  the lava slowly slides down the sides of the
  volcano it forms a hard crust around the outer
  parts of the volcano.
• The lava cools down when it flows into the ocean
  creating underwater volcanoes.

A caldera formed after a series of eruptions in
1992.
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• Mt. Kilauea has been active for the last 23
  years.
• It continues to be one of the most active
  volcanoes on earth.

Lava eruptions flowing directly to the sea from
1987-1989.
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• Bibliography
• Geo Resources
• 15 October 2006 lthttpwww.georesources.co.uk/kilau
  ea.htm