Kīlauea

Summary

Kīlauea is a shield volcano^[1]. Kīlauea ranks in the top 5% of shield_volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,508 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kīlauea is located in Hawaii County^[3].
• Kīlauea is in the country of United States^[4].
• Kīlauea's instance of is recorded as shield volcano^[5].
• Kīlauea's instance of is recorded as Volcano^[6].
• Kīlauea is made of basalt^[7].
• Kīlauea's Commons category is recorded as Kīlauea^[8].
• Kīlauea comprises Puʻu ʻŌʻō^[9].
• Kīlauea comprises Halemaumau Crater^[10].
• Kīlauea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.421097, 'lon': -155.286762}^[11].
• Kīlauea's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hawaii^[12].
• Kīlauea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kīlauea^[13].
• Kīlauea's Commons gallery is recorded as Kīlauea^[14].
• Kīlauea's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• Kīlauea's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[16].
• Kīlauea's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[17].
• Kīlauea's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kīlauea'}^[18].
• Kīlauea sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1247'}^[19].
• Kīlauea's located in protected area is recorded as Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park^[20].
• Kīlauea's volcano observatory is recorded as Hawaiian Volcano Observatory^[21].
• Kīlauea's mountain range is recorded as Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain^[22].
• Kīlauea's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Kīlauea^[23].
• Kīlauea's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Kīlauea^[24].

Body

Geography

Kīlauea is in the country of United States^[4]. Kīlauea is located in Hawaii County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kīlauea sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1247'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include shield volcano^[5] and Volcano^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kīlauea include Kilauea Caldera^[25], a caldera^[26], in United States^[27]; Kīlauea Iki^[28], a volcanic crater^[29], in United States^[30]; and 14764 Kilauea^[31], an asteroid^[32].

Why It Matters

Kīlauea ranks in the top 5% of shield_volcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,508 views/month).^[2] Kīlauea has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Kīlauea is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Kīlauea include Kilauea Caldera^[25], a caldera^[26], in United States^[27]; Kīlauea Iki^[28], a volcanic crater^[29], in United States^[30]; and 14764 Kilauea^[31], an asteroid^[32].