The guano-coated Gardner Pinnacles The Gardner Pinnacles (Hawaiian: Pūhāhonu) are two barren rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located 946 km (588 miles) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands at 25°01′N, 167°59′W. The total area of the two small islets—remnants of an ancient volcano—is 5.939 acres (24,035 m²). Its highest peak has a commanding height of 170 feet (52 m). The surrounding reef has an area in excess of 600,000 acres (2,400 km²). Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. ...
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Map of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of islands that stretches 2,400 km in a northwesterly direction from the southern tip of the Island of Hawaiâi. ...
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Gardner Pinnacles was first discovered on June 2, 1820 by the American whaler Maro commanded by Captain Joseph Allen. The Gardner Pinnacles are home to some species of fish not found anywhere else in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and have more species of coral than two rocky neighbors to the south, Necker Island and Nihoa. Numerous insects live on the island, and a researcher claims to have found two new species of spiders here. On top of Mokumanamana Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, 13 km (8 miles) north of the Tropic of Cancer, located at . ...
Nihoa (also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu) is a small island located 280 miles (450 km) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands. ...
Since this is part of a wildlife refuge, Gardner Pinnacles is off limits to even the military, who made an unauthorized entrance once to blow off the tip of the outcrop to create an emergency helicopter landing spot. In the Hawaiian Archipelago, adjacent islands/reefs are French Frigate Shoals to the southeast, and Maro Reef to the northwest. Map of French Frigate Shoals The French Frigate Shoals (Hawaiian: MokupÄpapa) is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
Maro Reef (Hawaiian: Nalukakala) is a largely submerged coral atoll located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
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French Frigate Shoals • Gardner Pinnacles • Kure Atoll • Laysan • Lisianski Island • Maro Reef • Midway Atoll • Necker Island • Nihoa • Pearl and Hermes Atoll Map of French Frigate Shoals The French Frigate Shoals (Hawaiian: MokupÄpapa) is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
Satellite image of Kure Atoll Kure Atoll or Ocean Island (Hawaiian: KÄnemilohaâi) lies some 55 miles beyond Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands at . ...
Laysan is in the middle of the leeward island chain. ...
View of Lisianski Island Lisianski Island (Hawaiian: PapaâÄpoho) is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a land area of 1. ...
Maro Reef (Hawaiian: Nalukakala) is a largely submerged coral atoll located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
Orthographic projection centred over Midway. ...
On top of Mokumanamana Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, 13 km (8 miles) north of the Tropic of Cancer, located at . ...
Nihoa (also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu) is a small island located 280 miles (450 km) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands. ...
Landsat Satellite image of the atoll. ...
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| | Northwestern Islands | French Frigate Shoals | Gardner | Kure | Laysan | Lisianski | Maro Reef | Necker | Nihoa | Pearl and Hermes | Midway Atoll The Hawaiian island chain. ...
Map of French Frigate Shoals The French Frigate Shoals (Hawaiian: MokupÄpapa) is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
Satellite image of Kure Atoll Kure Atoll or Ocean Island (Hawaiian: KÄnemilohaâi) lies some 55 miles beyond Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands at . ...
Laysan is in the middle of the leeward island chain. ...
View of Lisianski Island Lisianski Island (Hawaiian: PapaâÄpoho) is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a land area of 1. ...
Maro Reef (Hawaiian: Nalukakala) is a largely submerged coral atoll located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ...
On top of Mokumanamana Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, 13 km (8 miles) north of the Tropic of Cancer, located at . ...
Nihoa (also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu) is a small island located 280 miles (450 km) northwest of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands. ...
Landsat Satellite image of the atoll. ...
Orthographic projection centred over Midway. ...
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