Hawaii Kilauea Volcano

Beneath the world's most breathtaking beauty, beats a heart of fire. Hawaii's most famous national park on the island of Hawaii is the place to get up close to one of the world's hottest spots. On the summit of the Kilauea volcano a voluminous plume of steam and gases jets thousands of feet into the air. The Kilauea volcano is the world's most active volcano. The Kilauea volcano emerged above sea level about a 100,000 years ago. This volcano erupts continuously which caused considerable damage to property including towns. In Hawaii there are several volcanoes next to Kilauea around which the Hawaiian country built a park. People visiting this park can go as high as the crater even while the volcano is erupting. The Kilauea volcano was created when the tectonic plates near the Pacific moved over the Hawaiian hot spots. Kilauea is one of the five volcanoes that are active on the Hawaiian islands. The Kilauea Volcano is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Hawaii, and one of the busiest in the world. Since 1952, Kilauea has erupted 34 times.