- There is a difference between Hawaii's magma and magma from other parts of the world. Hawaiian magma has less dissolved gases than other magma. It also has little silica and lots of ferrous oxide. Hawaiian lava turns into basalt and the lava is very much like liquid.
-All the lava from Kilauea can pave a road 3 times around the earth.
- There are 600 active volcanoes on the Earth today.
- There are no active volcanoes in Australia.