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Place Name
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Halemaumau
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Pronunciation
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HAH-lai-MAH-oo-MAH-oo
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Place Status (Type)
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geological feature
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Location
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Hawaii County, Hawaii (HI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Halemaumau
(HAH-lai-MAH-oo-MAH-oo), crater in W part of Kilauea
Caldera, S central Hawaii, Hawaii (HI) co., Hawaii (HI),
27 mi/43 km SSW of Hilo;
250 ft/76 m wide,
400 ft/122 m long, with floor covering 95
acres/38 ha; elev. of crater rim,
3,640 ft/1,109 m; elev. of crater floor
3,412 ft/1,040 m; rim of Kilauea Caldera,
4,078 ft/1,243 m. Periodic eruptions send lava
over the rim.
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