Why is Mauna Loa called Mauna Loa?

Mauna Loa is Hawaiian for “long mountain” which is very apt, as Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on earth. It rises roughly 13,100 feet above sea level. read more

Mauna Loa, which means"long mountain" in Hawaiian, is a sheath volcano that extends from depths of 3,100 feet below sea level to a maximum height of 13,697 feet above sea level. Its caldera is 1.9 miles wide and 3.7 miles long. read more

Mauna Loa, meaning Long mountain in English, is the largest subaerial volcano in both mass and volume. It is one of the five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the Pacific ocean. Historically, Mauna Loa has been considered the largest volcano on the Earth. The volume of Mauna Loa is estimated at approx 18,000 cubic miles. read more