Mauna Loa
volcano on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii, United States
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Summary
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of shield volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,119 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hawaii County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[5]
- Instance of: volcanic landform[6]
- Made from material: basalt[7]
- Commons category: Mauna Loa[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Hawaiian Islands[9], Hawaii[10]
- Significant event: 1984 eruption of Mauna Loa[11], 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mauna Loa[13]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], New International Encyclopedia[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[16]
- Native label: Mauna Loa[17], Mowna Roa[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 4169.4 m[19], 13,679 feet[20]
- Exact match: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mauna_Loa[21]
- Volcano observatory: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory[22]
- Mountain range: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Volcanoes[25], WikiProject Mountains[26], WikiProject Geology[27], WikiProject Hawaii[28], WikiProject National Register of Historic Places[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mauna Loa[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mauna Loa include Loa[31], a town in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1878[34].
Why It Matters
Mauna Loa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Loa[31], a town in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1878[34].