Mauna Loa & Mount Pinatubo

Mauna Loa

• The long sides descend to the sea floor adding 5,000m to it's above sea level height of 4,170m making it in total over 9,000m.
• Forms half of the Big Island
• Basaltic Magma is high temperature, very low in silica with a low gas content and very little explosive activity.
• Lava fountains feeding lava…