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Encyclopedia > Kaula

Kaula (or Ka‘ula in Hawaiian) is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the state of Hawaii, about 20 miles to the west-southwest of Niihau. The island is actually the very top of a volcanic tuff cone that rests on top of a larger, submerged shield volcano. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the Leeward Islands are the small islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain that are located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Ni‘ihau, at 70 sq. ... Mauna Kea, a shield volcano, on the Island of Hawai‘i with a light dusting of snow. ...


At its highest point, the island reaches a height of 548 feet.


Kaula is uninhabited but fishermen frequent the island. The island is also used for military exercises (inert warheads are used). A lighthouse is maintained on the island by the United States Lighthouse Service. The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...


The ocean has carved large sea cliffs on the sides of the island. In addition, there is a large sea cliff on the northwest side of the island, called Kahalauaola (Shark Cave). Due to erosion, the island is slowly getting smaller. Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock, and so forth) by the agents of wind, water, ice, movement in response to gravity, or living organisms (in the case of bioerosion). ...


External Links

  • Kaula Island (http://www.janeresture.com/kaula/)
  • Ka‘ula Island (http://atsea.nmfs.hawaii.edu/islands/kaula.htm)
  • Niihau island (http://cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/Study_Sites/Niihau/)
  • Kaula Island - John Seach (http://www.volcanolive.com/kaula.html)
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Kaula Island (1851 words)
Kaula is a small, isolated islet, lying about 20 sea miles or 23 land miles to the west-southwest of the southern end of Niihau, and 150 sea miles west and a little north of Honolulu.
Kaula is crescent-shaped, two thirds of its ridge having a fairly level crest, but the south end sloping down gradually.
Friedlaender interpreted the photographs as showing that Kaula consists of ash or tuff ejected at two different times, and that it forms about a quarter of the circular rim of a crater, the rest of which has disappeared.
Kaula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (227 words)
Kaula (or Ka‘ula in Hawaiian) is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the state of Hawaii, about 20 miles to the west-southwest of Niihau.
Kaula is uninhabited but fishermen frequently visit the island.
The United States Census Bureau defines Kaula as Census Tract 411 of Kauai County, Hawaii.
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