mauna loa

[ mou-nuh loh-uh, maw-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a vine, Canavalia microcarpa, of the legume family, naturalized in Hawaii, having pink or lavender flowers used to make leis.

Mauna Loa

[ mou-nuh loh-uh, maw-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

an active volcano on the Island of Hawaii: one of the five shield volcanoes that form the island, and the world’s largest volcano that rises above the ocean. 13,680 feet (4,170 meters).

Mauna Loa

/ ˈmaʊnɑː ˈləʊɑː /

an active volcano in Hawaii, on S central Hawaii island. Height: 4171 m (13 684 ft)

First recorded in 1840–45; from Hawaiian: literally, “Long Mountain; Great Mountain”

Evidently they were either hurt or distressed that we should think of scientifically observing Mauna Loa.

Our arrival at Mauna Loa seemed to prove, as it were, the signal for the mountain to burst out at once into full activity.

Tossed madly about in the storm, it was carried far across the flank of Mauna Loa and dropped into the sea off the shore of Kau.

Considering its submarine portion, Mauna Loa really rises nearly 30,000 feet above the sea floor.

Who will deny that Kilauea may not soar even above Mauna Loa?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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