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East Molokai Volcano | John Seach
(Wailau)
Molokai, Hawaii
21.17 N, 156.83 W
summit elevation 1210 m
Shield volcano
East Molokai is a shield volcano which makes up the eastern two-thirds of Mauna Loa volcano. The volcano is overlapped by Lanai, Mauna Loa, and Haleakala volcanoes.
Further reading
Xu, Guangping, et al. "Geochemical characteristics of West Molokai shield‐and postshield‐stage lavas: Constraints on Hawaiian plume models." Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 8.8 (2007).
Xu, Guangping, et al. "East Molokai and other Kea‐trend volcanoes: Magmatic processes and sources as they migrate away from the Hawaiian hot spot." Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 6.5 (2005).
East Molokai Volcano Eruptions
300,000 years ago