Kilauea is the world's most active volcano, it spews out 382,000 cu m (about 500,000 cu yd) of lava a day.
It is located on the southeastern slope of the great volcanic mountain Mauna Loa, at an elevation of 1111m (3646 ft) above sea level, more than 3000 m (almost 10,000 ft) below the summit of the mountain.
In June 1989, it had destroyed the visitors center at the national park, and more than 65 houses by 1990. An observatory has been maintained on the brink of the crater since 1911. Kilauea is part of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The vast inner pit of the Kilauea, Halemaumau, is sometimes called "the House of Everlasting Fire".
