| River of Fire, Hawaii Natural History Association, Ltd., Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park, Hawaii 96718. (A video cassette that documents the March-April
1984 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano and contains some of the best footage of
Hawaiian lava flows ever filmed.)
The 1955 Eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaiian Islands, Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc., 5000 Park Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709. (A brief film that includes good footage of lava fountains, formation of cinder cones, and advance of lava flows into the Pacific Ocean.) Volcano -- The Birth of a Mountain, Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 425 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. (The photographic record of the formation of the 397-foot-high volcanic shield at Mauna Ulu during the 1969-74 eruption of Kilauea; features excellent lava-fountaining and lava-flow scenes.) |
As the Nation's principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural and cultural resources. This includes fostering sound use of our land and water resources; protecting our fish, wildlife, and biological diversity; preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places; and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to ensure that their development is in the best interests of all our people by encouraging stewardship and citizen participation in their care. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration. |
The English units used in this book can be converted to metric equivalents by using the approximate conersions given below:
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| To convert | to | Multiply by | ||
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| Length | inch foot yard mile |
centimeter centimeter meter kilometer |
2.5 30.0 0.91 1.61 | |
| Area | square inch square foot square mile |
square centimeter square meter square kilometer |
6.4 0.09 2.6 | |
| Volulme | gallon (U.S.) cubic foot cubic yard cubic mile |
liter cubic meter cubic meter cubic kilometer |
3.8 0.03 0.76 4.0 | |
| Temperature | degree Fahrenheit (deg F) |
degree Centigrade (deg C) |
1.8 then add 32 | |
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