🌋 KÄ«lauea is a currently active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of HawaiÊ»i, also called the Big Island. Located along the southern shore, the volcano is between 300,000 and 600,000 years old and emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago.Continue reading “KÄ«lauea: spending the night next to a lava flow!”