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.
The Mauna Loa Volcano is the largest volcano on the planet as it rises over 4 kilometers above the sea level but the 4 kilometers that you see on top is not even half the size of the volcano.he Hawaii Volcano Observatory or HVO is the organization that is currently monitoring Mauna Loa. A close eye is kept on the activity of the volcano due to its past history. Usually an eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano will be followed by several tremors for a few days.