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The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic in origin. The big island has five major volcanoes Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Kohala. These volcanoes primarily erupt a lava which solidifies into a type of rock known as basalt.
Which among the following is the world's largest active volcano?
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The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic in origin. The big island has five major volcanoes Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Kohala. These volcanoes primarily erupt a lava which solidifies into a type of rock known as basalt.
Which among the following is the world's largest active volcano?
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The correct option is B Mauna Loa
- Rising gradually to more than 4 km (13,100 ft) above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet.
- The enormous volcano covers half of the Island of Hawaii and by itself amounts to about 85 percent of the area of all the other Hawaiian Islands combined.
- Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 33
times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843.
- Rising gradually to more than 4 km (13,100 ft) above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet.
- The enormous volcano covers half of the Island of Hawaii and by itself amounts to about 85 percent of the area of all the other Hawaiian Islands combined.
- Mauna Loa is among Earth's most active volcanoes, having erupted 33 times since its first well-documented historical eruption in 1843.
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