Halema‘uma‘u Crater
Halemaʻumaʻu is a pit crater within the much larger Kīlauea Caldera at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on island of Hawaiʻi. The roughly circular crater was 770 m × 900 m before collapses that roughly doubled the size of the crater after May 3, 2018.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Crater
- Description: pit crater located within the summit caldera of Kilauea in Hawaii
- Also known as: “Halemaʻumaʻu” and “Halemaumau Crater”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kīlauea.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a national park on the Big Island of the island state of Hawaii. The national park is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Kīlauea
Volcano
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Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
Tree Molds
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A lava tree mold, sometimes erroneously called a lava tree cast, is a hollow lava cylinder formed around a tree trunk. These hollow volcanic landforms are produced when lava flows through a forest, coating the trees' trunks. Tree Molds is situated 2 miles north of Halema‘uma‘u Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volcano Village and Mauna Loa Estates.
Volcano Village
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Volcano, or Volcano Village, is a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū.
Mauna Loa Estates
Suburb
Mauna Loa Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north, across Hawaii Route 11, by the community of Volcano. Mauna Loa Estates is situated 4½ miles east of Halema‘uma‘u Crater.
Halema‘uma‘u Crater
- Categories: volcanic crater and landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Halema‘uma‘u Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Halema‘uma‘u Crater”
- Chinese: “哈里茂茂火山口”
- Finnish: “Halemaumau”
- French: “Cratère Halema’uma’u”
- French: “Cratère Halemaʻumaʻu”
- French: “Cratère Halemaumau”
- French: “Halema’uma’u Crater”
- French: “Halema’uma’u”
- French: “Halema`uma`u”
- French: “Halemaʻumaʻu Crater”
- French: “Halemaʻumaʻu”
- French: “Halemaumau Crater”
- French: “Halemaumau”
- German: “Halema’uma’u”
- German: “Halemaʻumaʻu”
- German: “Halemaumau”
- Hawaiian: “Halema‘uma‘u Crater”
- Hawaiian: “Halemaʻumaʻu”
- Japanese: “ハレマウマウクレーター”
- Japanese: “ハレマウマウ火口”
- Korean: “할레마우마우 분화구”
- Polish: “Halema’uma’u”
- Polish: “Halemaʻumaʻu”
- Polish: “Halemaumau”
- Romanian: “Craterul Halemaumau”
- Russian: “Кратер Халемаумау”
- Russian: “Халемаумау”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kīlauea Volcano and Leleakōleau.
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