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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on the big island of Hawaii, is one of the most dynamic places on earth, where volcanic activity forms new land every day, while evolution has created life forms found nowhere else on the planet.

One of its volcanoes, Mauna Loa, which was responsible for the emmergence of the island from the ocean floor, is 13700 feet above sea level (the world highest peak on an island) and 42000 below the sea, making its total height the largest of any mountain on earth, while its very gently slopping 10000 cubic miles makes it the most massive mountain.

The other notable volcanoe, Kilauea is one of the world's most active, erupting continuously for thirty years. The Hawaii volcanoes do not have an explosive eruption unlike continental volcanoes, but instead spew a fluid and slow moving flow of molten lava (which make it possible for visitors to get close enough to a live flow to feel their skin burning), and then hardens into fluid fabric shapes which evntually add up layer upon layer to build a bleak black landscape which makes up most of the park.

The Hawaiian islands are further away from a major land mass than any other in the world (at least 2400 miles in any direction). Over the span of about 70 million years, plants and animals managed to make the voyage to the once barren islands and to colonise it, at the rate of one every 70000 years. In the absence of predators, they had plenty of time to evolve into more specialized life forms. Over 80 percent of Hawaii's native flora and fauna is endemic, including more than 100 land birds, 1000 plants, 1000 mollusks, and 10000 species.

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Holei Pali cliffs and moon at dusk. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Holei sea arch at sunset. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hardened lava flow and Kaena Point. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Rope-like hardened pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ripples of hardened pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ferns growing out of hardened pahoehoe lava circle. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Thurston lava tube seen from inside. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Giant tropical ferns. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Rainforest ferns and trees. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hawaian ferns. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ferns and lava crust on Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Trees and fog at sunrise near Hilana Pali. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Fumeroles on the rim of Halemaumau crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Kilauea caldera at sunset. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Halemaumau crater, fumeroles, Mauna Loa shield volcano, sunrise. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Freshly cooled lava on plain. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow at sunset near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow at dawn near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Braids of flowing pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ripples of hot pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up of molten lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow at dawn near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow on coastal plain sunset. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Volcanic landscape with molten lava flow and red spots at sunset. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava advancing at sunset, Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Red lava glows at dawn. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Molten Lava glows at dawn. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Field of live lava at dusk near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow at dawn near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Molten lava flow at dawn on coastal plain. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Molten lava flow near Chain of Craters Road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Visitors observe a live lava flow at close distance. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live lava flow at sunset near the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Fresh lava with cracks showing molten lava underneath. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Live hot lava flows over hardened lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) New lava flowing over layer of hardened lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Molten Lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Fluid lava flow detail. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Braids of pahoehoe lava with red hot lava showing through cracks. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ripples of flowing pahoehoe lava detail. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Braid-like pattern of pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Circular ripples of flowing pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Swirling pattern of flowing pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up of red lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up of molten lava flow. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up of ripples of flowing pahoehoe lava at dusk. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up of red lava at night. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Fumeroles and lava near Halemaumau. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Fumeroles and hardened lava, early morning. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Halemaumau crater overlook and Mauna Loa, sunrise. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Crack, Halemaumau crater overlook, Mauna Loa, early morning. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Unstable lava crust on Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Recent lava crust on Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Lava crust on Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Volcanic landscape of lava field near Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hardened lava flow and Kaena Point. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Volcanic landform of recently hardened lava flow at base of Holei Pali. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Recent hardened lava flow at the base of Holei Pali. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Black lava and coastal plain from Hilana Pali. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hardened rope lava and ferns. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Ripples of hardened pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Pattern of fabric-like hardened pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Close-up view of ripples of hardened pahoehoe lava. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hiker on hardened lava flow at the end of Chain of Craters road. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color) Hiker on top of Mauna Ulu crater. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (color)