Mauna Ulu eruption

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The Mauna Ulu eruption was a prolonged and spectacular series of lava outpourings from Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island between 1969 and 1974, notable for its dramatic lava fountains and extensive lava flows.

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Mauna Ulu eruption canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian-style effusive eruption ⓘ
volcanic eruption ⓘ
caused burial of forested areas by lava ⓘ
destruction of sections of Chain of Craters Road ⓘ
createdFeature Mauna Ulu shield ⓘ
extensive lava flows ⓘ
lava lake ⓘ
lava shield ⓘ
documentedIn USGS Professional Papers on Kīlauea ⓘ
eruptionCenter Mauna Ulu ⓘ
eruptionDuration about 5 years ⓘ
eruptionEndDate 1974-07-24 ⓘ
eruptionStartDate 1969-05-24 ⓘ
eruptionStyle Hawaiian ⓘ
effusive ⓘ
eruptionType fissure eruption ⓘ
shield-building eruption ⓘ
fedBy east rift zone of Kīlauea ⓘ
followedBy Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea ⓘ
hasHawaiianNameMeaning growing mountain ⓘ
hasPhase 1969–1971 high-fountaining phase ⓘ
1972–1974 shield-building and lava-lake phase ⓘ
impact major modification of Kīlauea east rift zone topography ⓘ
lavaComposition basaltic ⓘ
locatedIn Hawaii ⓘ
Kīlauea volcano ⓘ
linked to: Kīlauea

United States ⓘ
locatedOn Hawaiʻi Island ⓘ
linked to: Hawaii Island
maxLavaFountainHeight about 1770 feet ⓘ
about 540 meters ⓘ
notableFor dramatic lava fountains ⓘ
extensive lava flows ⓘ
long duration ⓘ
shield growth ⓘ
observedBy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ⓘ
U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ
partOf Kīlauea volcano eruptive history ⓘ
phaseCount multiple eruptive episodes ⓘ
plate Pacific Plate ⓘ
precededBy 1967–1968 Kīlauea summit eruption ⓘ
producedLavaFlowsTo Chain of Craters Road area ⓘ
Kalapana area vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Kalapana

coastal areas of Hawaiʻi Island ⓘ
tectonicSetting Hawaiian hotspot ⓘ
volcano Kīlauea ⓘ
volumeOfLava approximately 0.35 cubic kilometers ⓘ
approximately 350 million cubic meters ⓘ
within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ⓘ

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Hawaiian → observedAt → Mauna Ulu eruption ⓘ