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Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes, lying directly above a massive hot spot in the middle of the pacific plate, mostly on the southeast island of Hawaii. The Kilauea Volcano rises 1247 meters above sea level. The volcano  started erupting in 1983, and has been spewing a'a lava ever since. A'a lava is sharp and jagged when it cools.

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The Kilauea volcano is not the highest point on the island. There are four compound volcanoes, named Mauna Kea, the largest(4207m summit), farther north on the island, Mauna Loa (4169m summit), east of Kilauea. The other two volcanoes are smaller, on the north end of the island, named Hualalai(2541m summit), and Kohala(1670m summit). Kilauea is a Shield volcano, which spews lava with a much lower viscosity. From a distance an at first glance, Kilauea does not look like a volcano, because Mauna Loa towers over into a sharp summit, where Kilauea looks like a gradually sloping hill in the distance. Kilauea's summit is 1247m above sea, the lowest of the volcanoes on the island

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Every island of Hawaii is a result of the same hot spot.  The pacific plate is constantly and slowly moving north west, which explains why the largest and most active Island "Hawaii" is the most south east island. The hotspot stays in place as the plate moves across it.

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The lava from Kilauea flows quickly due to its low viscosity. When it most recently started spewing lava on January 3rd 1983, it flowed toward the south east coastline, because it was the downward slope away from the summit of Mauna Loa. This direction is where the population of this island has made home. The Lava flowed toward the towns, and destroyed the Hawaii Volcano national park Visitors Center, the Royal Gardens Subdivision, and homes in the town of Kalapana. In total, the volcano has destroyed over 200 structures.

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The most south eastern coastline is the lowest part of the island, and therefore is where the lava flows. The eastern point of the island is the least affected part of the island by the volcanoes. The residents of this island should only be living on the eastern coastline, as volcanoes are unpredictable.The volcanoes on the other islands of Hawaii are not as active, so it would seem logical to live on the more northern parts of the island. In many millions of years, the largest island will have moved away from the hotspot, and the island will not be active anymore. Unluckily we will not be around to see what becomes of the island.

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Kilauea started its eruption on January 3rd, 1983. It has been erupting ever since, spewing a'a  lava. The lava crumbles as it cools, leaving behind a very jagged paved surface of rock. The rock is fast cooling due to its very high temperature of 900 degrees Celsius. The cooled rock forms along the outside of the molten core , and is pulled along the flow of the lava and dragged back into the core to melt again. It does this until the core of the flow cools down. The flow of Kilauea's lava takes out all vegetation and structures in its path, such as cars, and buildings. The Volcano has recently channeled toward the ocean, diverting it from the southeastern coastline.

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