Kilauea is a currently active shield volcano in the
Hawaiian Islands, and the most active of the five volcanoes that
together form the island of Hawaii. Located along the southern shore of
the island, the volcano is between 300,000 and 600,000 years old and
emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago. It is the second
youngest product of the Hawaiian hotspot and the current eruptive center
of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain. It's name means "spewing" or
"much spreading" in the Hawaiian language, referring to its frequent
outpouring of lava.
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