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Areas
Total area covered by lava 1/3/83-12/31/08:
121.1 km2 (46.7 mi2)
New (vegetated) territory covered
in 2008: 1.6 km2 (0.62 mi2)
Net total of
new land created, 11/86–12/08: ~195
hectares (481 acres)
Net change
of land in 2008: ~12.9 hectares lost,
primarily due to
**These figures do not
include new land that was claimed by wave erosion or collapse of the active
lava bench. Due to these processes, the total area of new land has decreased in
some years, for example 2005-2007.
Volume
Total (dense
rock equivalent) from 01/83 through 12/08: ~3.38
km3
Other fascinating facts
Height of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō
cone: 180 m (591 ft)
The cone has lost 75 m (246 ft) to collapse since 1986
Dimensions of Pu‘u
‘Ō‘ō crater: 450 m x 300 m
(1476 x 984 ft)
Thickness of lava at the
coast: ~15-35 m (33-115 ft) over
Chain of Craters Rd/Hwy 130
Total highway covered in
eruption: 14.3 km (8.9 mi)
Structures destroyed
Total structures known destroyed
since 1983: 202
Eruption
narrative
Current Eruption
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