The main line of the New York Central Railroad and the New York State Thruway extend east and west across the county through the lake plain. The southern part of the county is Appalachian Plateau, with high hills rising at the southern edge of Syracuse. This is the eastern part of the Finger Lakes region.
Mauna Loa is 4,170 m (13,680 ft. - approx 6 miles) above sea level. From its base below sea level to its summit, Mauna Loa is taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Loa also has the greatest volume of any volcano, estimated to be 10,200 cubic miles (42,500 cubic kilometers). At 60 miles long and 30 miles wide, it makes up half of the entire island.
jeep trail. Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth. It is an active shield volcano, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles (75,000 kmÂ³), although its peak is about 120 feet (37 m) lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea, another of five volcanoes that form the Island of HawaiÊ»i.The Hawaiian name Mauna Loa means Long Mountain..auna Loa's most recent eruption occurred from March 24, 1984, to April 15, 1984. No recent eruptions of the volcano have caused fatalities, but eruptions in 1926 and 1950 destroyed villages, and the city of Hilo is partly built on lava flows from the late nineteenth century.