Mauna KeaWynter 8-2

Location

Hawaii

Middle of the Pacific Plate at the weak point

MagmaHigh Silica

.&.&.Oxygen

Low Iron .&.&.

magnesiumGranitic

Volcano

ShieldViolent

Eruptions2460 BC

allowed people to make observatoriesto study astronomy

InterestingFacts

Tallest Sea

mountain

13796 ft.Above sea

level

Nicknamed

White mountain1 million Years old

Pictures

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ThanksFor

watching

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