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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 96. Chapters: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Volcanic calderas of Hawaii, Volcanoes of Maui Nui, Volcanoes of Oahu, Volcanoes of the Island of Hawaii, Niihau, Kauai, Mauna Loa, Lanai, Mauna Kea, Hawaii hotspot, L ihi Seamount, Kohala, List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian - Emperor seamount chain, Hual lai, Papah naumoku kea Marine National Monument, K lauea, Kahoolawe, Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes, William Lowthian Green, Laysan, Hawai i Volcanoes National Park, Halemaumau Crater, Nihoa, Pu u, Salt Lake, Hawaii, Haleakal, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Kure Atoll, Hanauma Bay, Diamond Head, Hawaii, Mount Waialeale, Makapu u, Molokini, Vog, Necker Island, Lisianski Island, Ka ula, Puu Kukui, Koko Head, Waimea Canyon State Park, K lauea Iki, M hukona, Manana, Punchbowl Crater, Ko olau Range, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Gardner Pinnacles, Wailau, Lehua, Waianae Range, Maro Reef, West Maui Mountains, Mount Ka'ala, Tantalus, Pauahi, Neva Shoal, Penguin Bank. Excerpt: Mauna Kea (English pronunciation: or, Hawaiian: ) is a Volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is under water; when measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea is over 10,000 m (33,000 ft) tall-significantly taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Kea is about a million years old, and has thus passed the most active shield stage of life hundreds of thousands of years ago. In its current post-shield state, its lava is more viscous, resulting in a steeper profile. Late volcanism has also given it a much rougher appearance than its neighboring volcanoes; contributing factors include the construction of cinder cones, the decentralization of its rift zones, the glaciation on its peak, and the weathering effects of the prevailing trade wind...
