World's Largest Volcanoes: Height, Mass, Altitude, Footprint
Tamu Massif is the largest volcano on Earth - unless an even larger volcano remains to be discovered on the deep ocean floor. Tallest mountain and volcano: The base of Mauna Kea is about 19,685 feet below sea level (6000 meters), and the summit is about 13,796 feet above sea level (4205 meters).
Top 10 Largest Volcanoes in the World - WhiteClouds
Mauna Loa, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, is the largest volcano on Earth by volume, rising 33,500 feet from its base on the ocean floor. This massive shield volcano covers approximately 5,271 square miles, about half of the Big Island’s land area.
12 Largest Volcanoes in the World - Rarest.org
2024年11月8日 · Tamu Massif is the largest shield volcano on Earth by volume. It lies beneath the Pacific Ocean, covering an area of 120,000 square miles. Its peak rises about 14,560 feet from the ocean floor, although it is underwater. The volcano’s last eruption occurred around 144 million years ago, making it extinct today.
10 Largest Volcanoes in the World
2018年12月14日 · Ojos del Salado is the largest volcano in the world by Elevation, as well as the highest mountain in Chile. This majestic volcano actually has two summit peaks that reach the same Elevation , and maintains a very dry climate.
Mauna Loa - Wikipedia
Mauna Loa is Earth's largest active volcano [1] by both mass and volume. It was historically considered to be the largest volcano on Earth until Tamu Massif was discovered to be larger. [ 4 ] Mauna Loa is a shield volcano with relatively gentle slopes, and a volume estimated at 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 km 3 ), [ 5 ] although its peak is about ...
Mauna Loa | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2024年12月5日 · Rising gradually to more than 4 km (13,100 ft) above sea level, Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet. Its long submarine flanks descend to the seafloor an additional 5 km (16,400 ft), and the seafloor in turn is depressed by Mauna Loa's great mass another 8 km (26,200 ft).
Mauna Loa | Description, Eruption, Height, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月12日 · Mauna Loa, the world’s largest volcano, located on the south-central part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S., and a part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. One of the largest single mountain masses in the world, Mauna Loa (meaning “Long Mountain” in Hawaiian) rises to 13,677 feet (4,169 metres) above sea level and constitutes ...
5 Colossal Cones: Biggest Volcanoes on Earth | Live Science
2013年9月17日 · Mauna Loa is runner-up to Tamu Massif for the world's biggest volcano. Also an enormous ocean volcano, Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii.
The top ten largest volcanoes in the world - Geographical
2024年9月30日 · Discover the ten largest volcanoes across the world according to their elevation, from Bolivia to Argentina and Chile. By Victoria Heath. There are more than 1500 active volcanoes in the world, with 50-70 erupting each year. Many of the most active volcanoes are located along the Pacific Rim in what is dubbed as the ‘Ring of Fire’.
Which is the world's largest volcano? - VolcanoDiscovery
The largest volcano on earth is Mauna Loa on Hawai'i Big Island. It is a massive shieldvolcano constructed by countless lava flows. When measured from the base to the top, the pile of lavas measures more than 17,000 m (56,000 ft)!