Puʻu ʻŌʻō

Puʻu ʻŌʻō is a volcanic cone on the eastern rift zone of Kīlauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. The eruption that created Puʻu ʻŌʻō began on January 3, 1983, and continued nearly continuously until April 30, 2018, making it the longest-lived rift-zone eruption of the last two centuries.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Puu Kamoamoa.

Puu Kamoamoa

Peak

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Puu Kamoamoa is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fern Forest and Hōlei Sea Arch.

Fern Forest

Village

Fern Forest is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi… Fern Forest is situated 9 km north of Puʻu ʻŌʻō.

Hōlei Sea Arch

Locality

Photo: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hōlei Sea Arch was a 90-foot-high natural arch… Hōlei Sea Arch is situated 10 km south of Puʻu ʻŌʻō.

Puʻu ʻŌʻō

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 736 metres
Also known as: “Pu’u ‘O’o” and “Puu Oo”
Category: landform
Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

19.38383° or 19° 23′ 2″ north

Longitude

-155.10223° or 155° 6′ 8″ west

Elevation

736 metres (2,415 feet)

Open location code

73F69VMX+G4

GeoNames ID

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