I find volcanos fascinating. Truly a force of nature, with all the hot lava and ash and gases. The recent eruptions in Hawaii were both terrifying and strangely beautiful (if not destructive, of course ;-( )
I heard that some islands have active volcanos to this day! I heard they canerupt but probably ownr
And they are *ancient*. Mauna Loa has been erupting for at least 700,00 years!!!
I did not know that. I think it would be scary to live near a volcano.
Gotta say, I agree. I guess people focus on the beauty they're surrounded by. I mean Mauna Loa is only one of five volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii!
Is it true that all of Hawaii is land made by a volcano?
Hawaii hotspot
The Hawaii hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located near the namesake Hawaiian Islands, in the northern Pacific Ocean. One of the most well-known and heavily studied hotspots in the world, the Hawaii plume is responsible for the creation of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, a mostly undersea volcanic mountain range. Four of these volcanoes are active, two are dormant; more than 123 are extinct, most now preserved as atolls or seamounts. The chain extends from south of the island of Hawaii to the edge of
around them.
On Earth, volcanoes are mainly of two types: shield volcanoes and composite or stratovolcanoes. The shield volcanoes, for example those in Hawaii, eject magma from the depths of the Earth in zones called "hot spots". The lava from these volcanos is relatively fluid and permits the escape of gases. Composite volcanos, such as Mount Saint Helens and Mount Pinatubo, are associated with tectonic plates. In this type of volcano, the oceanic crust of one plate is sliding underneath the other in a subduction