Hualalai

Hualalai

      dormant volcano (8,271 feet [2,521 metres]), northwestern Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. It emerged from the ocean some 300,000 years ago and is one of five volcanoes that form the island. Its dome, 24 miles (39 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide, covers an area of 290 square miles (751 square km). Pockmarked with craters near the summit, Hualalai is studded with cinder and spatter cones. Its lava streams are interspersed with those of nearby Mauna Loa on the southern and eastern slopes. Hualalai erupted several times in the late 18th century and was last active in 1800–01. Its lavas are notable for containing many mantle xenoliths, pieces of the Earth's mantle brought to the surface by volcanic eruptions. Hualalai's volcanic cones provide the ash soil for the surrounding Kona coffee belt.

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