The world's largest active volcano - is erupting for the first time since 1984.
Mauna Loa, which means "long mountain" in Hawaiian, is the largest active volcano in the world.This one volcano alone comprises half of the whole island.
Mauna Loa's summit is 13,680ft above sea level, but its base is on the sea floor. From there to the summit is 30,085ft , making it taller than Mount Everest.Plumes of super-heated material called magma have been welling up underneath Mauna Loa and neighbouring volcanoes from a "hotspot" deep within the Earth.
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