How does the active shield volcano Kīlauea behave?

The largest is Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii; all the volcanoes in the Hawaiian Islands are shield volcanoes. There are also shield volcanoes, for example, in Washington, Oregon, and the Galapagos Islands. read more

Shield volcanoes cover up and destroy the ecosystem surrounding them, or they push elements of the surrounding ecosystem away. They form a new ecosystem, part of which is periodically destroyed or pushed away by fresh eruptions of the volcano. read more

Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It is a shield-type volcano that makes up the southeastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii, according to LiveScience. The volcano rises 4,190 feet above sea level and is about 14 per cent of the land area of the Big Island. read more

Kilauea is the youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano, located on the southern part of the Island of Hawai'i, known as Big Island. Hawai'i is the southernmost and largest of the island chain, which owes its existence to the very active Hawaiian hot spot. read more

Kīlauea has some interactions with Mauna Loa, its larger neighbor and only other recently active volcano on the island; interspersed lava flows and ash deposits belonging to its neighbor have been found on its flanks, and some of Mauna Loa's flows are, in turn, blanketed in Kīlauea tephra. read more