West Molokai Volcano
| West Molokai Volcano | |
|---|---|
| Mauna Loa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Coordinates | 21°08′N 157°12′W / 21.13°N 157.20°WCoordinates: 21°08′N 157°12′W / 21.13°N 157.20°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Molokai, Hawaii, United States |
| Parent range | Hawaiian Islands |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene epoch |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain |
West Molokai Volcano, sometimes called Mauna Loa for the census-designated place, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the western half of Molokai island in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
Geology[]
It was formed in two volcanic phases during the Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary period in the Cenozoic Era.
The first formed the broad tholeiitic shield volcano of West Molokai that ended 1.89 million years ago. The second volcanic phase produced postshield alkalic volcanics 1.76 million years ago.[1]
West Molokai overlaps the western flank of East Molokai Volcano, a much larger shield volcano comprising two-thirds of Molokai.
References[]
- ^ Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (2001). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-521-43811-7. OCLC 27910629.
External links[]
- "West Molokai". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
Categories:
- Volcanoes of Maui Nui
- Landforms of Molokai
- Shield volcanoes of the United States
- Hotspot volcanoes
- Polygenetic volcanoes
- Pleistocene volcanoes
- Pleistocene Oceania
- Cenozoic Hawaii
- Extinct volcanoes