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Topic: mauna kea
Definition:

  • an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island
  • highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands

    Related tag cloud:

  • hawaii
  • big island
  • mauna loa
  • kilauea
  • volcano
  • lava
  • kona
  • kohala
  • hilo
  • kau
  • haleakala
  • waimea
  • mountain adventure
  • golf
  • maui
  • observatories
  • hi
  • volcanoes eruption
  • hawaii volcano observatory
  • shield volcanoes
  • hawaiian volcano observatory
    • Resources:

    Institute for Astronomy
    Conducts research into galaxies, cosmology, stars, planets, and the sun. Also involved in astronomy education, and in the development and management of the observatories on Haleakala and Mauna Kea.
    http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/

    Volcano World
    Great source of volcano information on the Web
    http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/

    Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT)
    The CFH observatory hosts a world-class, 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope. The mission of CFHT is to provide for its user community a versatile and state-of-the-art astronomical observing facility which is well matched to the scientific goals of that community and which fully exploits the potential of the Mauna Kea site.
    http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/