<Tr> <Th> Mountain type </Th> <Td> Shield volcano, hotspot volcano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volcanic arc / belt </Th> <Td> Hawaiian--Emperor seamount chain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last eruption </Th> <Td> January 3, 1983--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Kīlauea (/ ˌkiːlaʊˈeɪə /, US: / ˌkɪləˈweɪə /; Hawaiian: (tiːlɐwˈwɛjə)) is a currently active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawai ʻi . Located along the southern shore of the island, the volcano is between 300,000 and 600,000 years old and emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago . </P>

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