Mauna Loa, USA
From series “The Most Active Volcanoes in the World”Height: 4 169 meters.
Among active Hawaiian volcanoes Mauna Loa is the most notable; its height is 4,169 meters. Continual monitoring of its activity is conducted since 1912. Currently there is the large Volcano Observatory on the island. Over the past hundred years there have been two major eruptions, one of which occurred in 1950, and another one - in 1984.
Literally the name of Hawaiian volcano can be translated as ‘Long Mountain,’ as by volume, which is about 80,000 cubic kilometers, it’s really is one of world’s leaders. This shield volcano is also notable due to its impressive age, which, according to scientists, could be about a million years. For many years, it has been hidden under a layer of ocean water and has emerged on the surface about 400,000 years ago.
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