Remarks on the geological features of the Island of Owyhee or Hawaii, the largest of the group called the Sandwich Islands, with an account of the condition of the Volcano of Kirauea, situated in the Southern part of the Island near the foot of Mouna Roa

Author:

Kelley, Edward G.

Title:

Remarks on the geological features of the Island of Owyhee or Hawaii, the largest of the group called the Sandwich Islands, with an account of the condition of the Volcano of Kirauea, situated in the Southern part of the Island near the foot of Mouna Roa

Periodical:

American Journal of Science

Year:

1841

Volume:

40

Pages:

p. 117-122

Subject:

Geology Hawaii Island Hawaii Island description and travel Mauna Kea description and travel Mauna Loa description and travel

Summary:

This document describes features of the island of Hawaii that were formed by lava that flowed from the peaks of Mt. Hualalai, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, the Kohala Mountains, and Kilauea. Described are majestic mountains that rise thousands of feet above the sea that are decorated with extensive forests and meadows in which herds of cattle, swine, and other animals roam at the lower elevations but where rugged and barren surfaces are present at the higher elevations and where the summits are covered with snow. Also described are areas where there are precipitous cliffs that skirt the island into the billows of the ocean and areas that have formations of lava that present a dazzling surface but yet lacks a shrub or spot of grass while other areas of ancient dates have undergone decomposition until soil that is capable of bearing the most useful vegetation was formed.

URL:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/84682#page/136/mode/1up

Date:

1841

Collection:

Periodicals