Halema‘uma‘u Crater

Halemaʻumaʻu anglicized as “Halemaumau” is a pit crater within the much larger Kīlauea Caldera at the summit of 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.
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  • Crater with an elevation of around 1,040 metres (3,410 feet)
  • …is also known as “Halemaʻumaʻu”
  • Description: pit crater located within the summit caldera of Kilauea in Hawaii

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Kīlauea.
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A lava tree mold, sometimes erroneously called a lava… is situated 3 km north of Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Volcano Village and Mauna Loa Estates.
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is an unincorporated community and… is situated 7 km east of Halema‘uma‘u Crater.

Halema‘uma‘u Crater

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Latitude
19.40617° or 19° 24′ 22″ north
Longitude
-155.28263° or 155° 16′ 58″ west
Open location code
73F6CP48+FW
Geo­Names ID
5855458
Wiki­data ID
Q1320722

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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: “Halema’uma’u Crater”
  • French: “Halema’uma’u”
  • German: “Halema’uma’u”
  • 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”
  • 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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