Dr. Bartels' trip to Hawaii, July 2002

There are 5 volcanoes on the big island of Hawaii: Kohala, Hualalai, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kilauea.
Shapes of Shield Volcanoes Above the Clouds!

Mauna Loa ("Long Mountain") in background, with Hualalai in foreground.
View is looking southeast toward the big island of Hawaii.

 

Mauna Kea ("White Mountain") in background, with the northwest coast of the big
island of Hawaii in foreground beneath clouds.  On the right is part of Hualalai volcano.
View is looking east toward the big island of Hawaii.

 

View of Haleakala on the island of Maui, looking northeast.

 
 


Aa flow in background and pahoehoe flow in foreground.  Flank of Kilauea.
 


Pahoehoe flow, Kilauea.
 


Close up of pahoehoe flow, Kilauea.
 


Crater inside Kilauea caldera.
 


A smaller lava shield (Mauna Ulu) on the flanks of Kilauea.
 


Cinder cone in Kilauea caldera.
 
 


Getting up close and personal with the basaltic lava flow (pahoehoe), Kilauea.


Visit the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (U.S. Geological Survey)
Satellite Map of Hawaii Island
Visit the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park website
Map of Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park
http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/navigator.shuttle.html
http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/virtual.field.trips.html
 
 

Department of Earth Science | Women's Studies Program | Northeastern Illinois University

© 2002 Karen S. Bartels
Last updated September 30, 2002.