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News: Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, started erupting again.
About Kilauea Volcano
- Location: Situated on the southeastern part of the Hawaii’s Big Island, as a part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Volcano Type: It is an active shield volcano, formed by the eruption of highly fluid lava.
- Features:
- Kilauea has covered around 90% of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.
- It is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from the central crater and features long, shallow slopes.
- It has two rift zones stretching to the east and southwest.
- Eruption History: It has been erupting regularly since there have been written records, with the exception of the quiet period between 1924 and 1952.
