Volcano Photo Collection — Image GVP-03588

Hualalai shield volcano is seen here from the SE at the summit of Mauna Loa. Its latest eruption took place in 1800-01, when lava flows from vents on the NW rift zone reached the sea.  Photo by Lee Siebert, 1987 (Smithsonian Institution).

Hualālai shield volcano is seen here from the SE at the summit of Mauna Loa. Its latest eruption took place in 1800-01, when lava flows from vents on the NW rift zone reached the sea.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1987 (Smithsonian Institution).

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