How was Mt Kilauea formed?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

As the pacific tectonic plate moved over the hawaiian hotspot, the island chain of Hawaii was created. as the hotspot burns through the pacific plate, creating a magma chamber, volcanoes are formed. And through these eruptions, land is created from the solidified lava.

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What good has mt Kilauea done to it's surroundings?

It formed an island

What is the longitude of Mt Kilauea?

Mt. Kilauea longitude is-155.29 and its latitude is 19.42

Is Mt Kilauea located on a subduction zone?

No, Mt. Kilauea is not located on a subduction zone. It is a shield volcano located on the southeastern side of the Big Island of Hawaii, formed by a hotspot in the Earth's mantle, not by tectonic plate subduction.

What type of plate boundary is creating mt kilauea?

Kilauea is not associated with a plate boundary, it and the other Hawaiian volcanoes are the result of a hot spot.

Are Mt Kilauea and Mt Vesuvius both stratovolcanoes?

No. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, but Kilauea is a shield volcano.

Mt Kilauea is how tall in feet?

kilauea is 52,907,642 feet

Where are some volcanic mountains?

Mt. Kilauea and Mt. Humphrey

Does mt Kilauea erupt everyday?

What are 2 volcanoes in the us?

Mt. Saint Helen's and Mt. Kilauea

How often does kilauea?

Mt. Kilauea erupts once every 3.95 years. Do you like my answer?

What is the width of mt kilauea?

2.7 Miles

Is Mt Kilauea one volcano?

yeah