Lisianski Island

Lisianski (Hawaiian: Papa‘āpoho) is one of the Hawaiian Islands, with an area of 1.5 km² (381 acres). The island is volcanic, and is undergoing a slow process of erosion. Linked to Lisianski Island are the extensive Neva Shoals, which cover an area much greater than that of the island itself (around 979 km²). Download high resolution version (1804x1136, 1063 KB)Lisianski Island. ... Download high resolution version (1804x1136, 1063 KB)Lisianski Island. ... Hawaiian is the ancestral language of the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiians, a Polynesian people. ... 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 Hawai‘i. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... 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). ...

The island is named after Yurii Lisianski, a Russian captain. Lisianski was the commanding officer of the Neva, an exploratory ship which ran aground on the island in 1805. Lisianski reported the island to be of little interest, except insofar as its surrounding reefs and shoals posed a threat to passing vessels. 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... A shoal is a sandbank or bar creating a shallow. ...

In 1890, the North Pacific Phosphate and Fertiliser Company acquired a twenty-year lease on the island from the Kingdom of Hawaii. Later, in 1909, Lisianski became part of the new Hawaiian Island Bird Reservation, established by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Prior to this, there had been concern about the poaching of birds on the island. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Princess Victoria Ka‘iulani, a member of the Kalakaua Dynasty, was in line to become Queen of Hawai‘i when her kingdom was overthrown by local American businessmen with the aid of the United States Marine Corps The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was established in 1810 upon the unification of... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Order: 26th President Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks Term of office: September 14, 1901 – March 3, 1909 Preceded by: William McKinley Succeeded by: William Howard Taft Date of birth: October 27, 1858 Place of birth: New York City Date of death: January 6, 1919 Place of death: Oyster Bay, New... A seashell vendor sells seashells which have been taken alive from the water, killing the animal inside. ...

External links

• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Multi-Agency Education Project - Lisianski (http://www.hawaiianatolls.org/about/lisianski.php)
• Jane's Oceania Home Page - Lisianski (http://www.janeresture.com/lisianski/index.htm)