Definitions for mauna loa
ˈmaʊ nə ˈloʊ ə, ˈmɔ nəmau·na loa

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1. Mauna Loanoun

   an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island

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1. Mauna Loanoun

   A volcano in Hawaii, the largest volcano in the world.

2. Etymology: mauna + loa

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1. mauna loa

   Mauna Loa is a shield volcano situated in the Pacific Ocean, on the Big Island of Hawaii, and is one of the world's largest volcanoes. Its name means "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian. Known for its active volcanic activities, it has erupted 33 times since its first well-documented eruption in 1843. Mauna Loa is a significant observatory site for atmospheric and geological research.

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1. Mauna Loa

   Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean, and the largest on Earth in terms of volume and area covered. It is an active shield volcano, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles, although its peak is about 120 feet lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea. The Hawaiian name "Mauna Loa" means "Long Mountain". Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are silica-poor, and very fluid; eruptions tend to be non-explosive and the volcano has relatively shallow slopes. Mauna Loa has probably been erupting for at least 700,000 years, and may have emerged above sea level about 400,000 years ago. The oldest-known dated rocks are not older than 200,000 years. The volcano's magma comes from the Hawaii hotspot, which has been responsible for the creation of the Hawaiian island chain over tens of millions of years. The slow drift of the Pacific Plate will eventually carry Mauna Loa away from the hotspot within 500,000 to one million years from now, at which point it will become extinct. Mauna Loa's most recent eruption occurred from March 24 to April 15, 1984. No recent eruptions of the volcano have caused fatalities, but eruptions in 1926 and 1950 destroyed villages, and the city of Hilo is partly built on lava flows from the late 19th century. Based on the hazards it poses to population centers, Mauna Loa is part of the Decade Volcanoes program, which encourages studies of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. Mauna Loa has been monitored intensively by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory since 1912. Observations of the atmosphere are undertaken at the Mauna Loa Observatory, and of the Sun at the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory, both located near the mountain's summit. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park covers the summit and the southeastern flank of the volcano, and also incorporates Kīlauea, a separate volcano.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mauna loa in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mauna loa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mauna loa in a Sentence

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   Biologists in the park have known of the presence of ʻakēʻakē on Mauna Loa since the 1990s. In 2019, ʻakēʻakē burrow calls were recorded during acoustic monitoring which indicated nesting. The lack of visual signs like guano at their nest sites make them extremely hard for humans to locate.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mauna loa
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mauna loa