Three Volcanoes Comprising O'ahu (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii ‑ SOEST

Three Volcanoes Comprising O'ahu

Caption

Map showing schematically the distribution of the three volcanoes now thought to have made up the region of O'ahu, Hawai'i. From oldest to youngest these are the Ka'ena, Wai'anae, and Ko'olau Volcanoes. Upper panel: bold dashed lines delineate possible rift zones of the three volcanoes; also shown are the major landslide deposits around O'ahu. The lower panel shows how the three volcanic edifices overlap.

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J. Sinton, et al., UH SOEST

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