Kohala

Kohala

Kohala is the oldest of five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii. Kohala is an estimated one million years old—so old that it experienced, and recorded, the reversal of Earth's magnetic field 780,000 years ago. It is believed to have breached sea level more than 500,000 years ago and to have last erupted 120,000 years ago. Kohala is in area and in volume, and thus constitutes just under 6% of the island of Hawaii.

Details

Age
>1,000,000 years
Topo
USGS Kamuela
Type
Shield volcano, Hotspot volcano
Range
Hawaiian Islands
Language
Hawaiian
Location
Hawaii, U.S.
Elevation Ft
5480
Last Eruption
About 120,000 years ago
Prominence Ft
2600
Volcanic Zone
Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain
Label Position
left