Is Hawaii an extinct volcano?
Joan Arndt
Dear Joan,
The state of Hawaii is made of several islands. Each island is made of one
to five volcanoes. Active volcanoes are found on the Island of Hawaii
and on Maui. Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawaii is a dormant volcano. All
of the other volcanoes in Hawaii are probably extinct. I say probably because some Hawaiian volcanoes
have gone hundreds of thousands of years between eruptions late in their
evolution.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota
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