Summit elevation4,169 m
34.7 billionCoronaviruses
4,169Belt lengths
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Mauna Loa
Earth's largest active volcano by volume/Volcanoes
Mauna Loa on Hawaii's Big Island is the largest active volcano on Earth, making up roughly half the island's land area. Its volume of about 75,000 cubic kilometers makes it so massive that it visibly depresses the ocean floor beneath it. It has erupted 33 times since 1843, most recently in 2022.
Measurements
Total volume75 trillion m³
57.7 millionYankee Stadiums
3.31Great Lakes combined
About 75,000 cubic km including the submarine portion
Base area5.3 billion m²
3.1 billionYoga mats
4.2 millionOlympic pool surfaces
378,256Costco stores
About 5,271 square km
Caldera length (Mokuaweoweo)6,000 m
902 millionthsNile Rivers
24,000Candle heights
142,857Watch face widths
The summit caldera is roughly 6 km by 2.5 km
Total height from ocean floor9,170 m
158 billionthsMercury orbit radii
6.4 billionthsSaturn orbit radii
Base on the sea floor to summit
Estimated mass214 quadrillion kg
315 trillionDairy cows
8.6 sextillionRice grain weights
18.6 quintillionAAA batteries
So heavy it has depressed the ocean crust by about 8 km