Lōʻihi Seamount

Lō’ihi Seamount is an active submarine volcano about 35 km off the southeast coast of the island of Hawaii. It is on the flank of Mauna Loa, the largest shield volcano on Earth. The volcano began forming around 400,000 years ago and is expected to begin emerging above sea level about 10,000–100,00 years from now. At its summit it stands more...