What is the world's largest active volcano?
1 Answer
The world's largest, active volcano is Mauna Loa.
Explanation:
Location
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
Height
Mauna Loa is 4,170 metre or 13,680 ft. above sea level. And scientists researched and got to know that If Mauna Loa's height is taken from its base below sea level to its summit, Mauna Loa is taller than Mount Everest also.
Volume
Mauna Loa is also having the largest volume to that of any volcano. It is estimated to be 42,500 cubic kilometres. Its dimensions are 60 miles long and 30 miles wide.
Type of volcano
Mauna Loa is the world's largest shield volcano, a gently sloping mountain produced from a large number of generally very fluid lava flows.
It is among Earth's most active volcanoes.
Eruption
It has erupted 33 times since 1843. Its most recent eruption occurred from March 24, 1984, to April 15, 1984.
Mauna Loa has probably been erupting for at least 100,000 years.
It is difficult to assess the size of the Yellowstone Volcano, as it is mostly underground. It is possible that it is bigger than Mauna Loa, but more study has to be done to determine it's fill volume.
