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Lisianski Island (Hawaiian: Papa‘āpoho) is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a land area of 1.5557 km² (384.425 acres) and a maximum elevation of 40 feet (12 meters) above sea level. Honolulu is 905 nautical miles away, to the southeast. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... The Hawaiian island chain. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... A nautical mile is a unit of distance, or, as physical scientists like to call it, length. ...


The island is volcanic, and is undergoing a slow process of erosion. A depression is located between two tall sand dunes that is thought to once have been a lagoon like the one on Laysan, its nearest neighbor. For this reason, the island's selected Hawaiian name, Papa‘āpoho, means "island with a depression". Linked to Lisianski are the extensive Neva Shoals, a reef that covers an area much greater than that of the island itself (around 979 km²). Over three-quarters of the Bonin Petrels that nest in Hawaii nest here. For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. For erosion as an operation of Mathematical morphology, see Erosion (morphology) Erosion is displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of ocean currents, wind, water, or ice by downward or down-slope movement... Laysan is in the middle of the leeward island chain. ... Coral at Neva Neva Shoals is a shallow reef covering 979 square kilometers (378 square miles), more than half the size of Oahu, directly southeast of Lisianski Island. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


The Island is named after Yuri Feodorovich Lisyansky, an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. Lisianski was the commanding officer of the sloop-of-war 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. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Navy of Imperial Russia, before the Soviet Union. ... USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... Look up Shoal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


In 1890, the North Pacific Phosphate and Fertilizer 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 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono Anthem: HawaiÊ»i PonoÊ»i Kingdom of Hawaii Capital Lahaina (until 1845) Honolulu (from 1845) Language(s) Hawaiian, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1795–1819 Kamehameha I  - 1891–1893 LiliuÊ»okalani Provisional Government  - 1893-1894 Committee of Safety History... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ... For other uses, see Poaching (disambiguation). ...


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Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Hawaiian island chain. ... The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (formerly the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument) is the largest Marine Protected Area in the world and was named by the American television show Good Morning America and newspaper USA Today as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World [1...

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: Mokupāpapa) is the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ... The Gardner Pinnacles (Hawaiian: PÅ«hāhonu) 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... Satellite image of Kure Atoll Kure Atoll or Ocean Island (Hawaiian: Kānemiloha‘i) lies some 55 miles beyond Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands at . ... Laysan is in the middle of the leeward island chain. ... 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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Lisianski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (194 words)
Lisianski (Hawaiian: Papa‘āpoho) is one of the Hawaiian Islands, with an area of 1.5 km² (381 acres).
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.
Lisianski Island (1531 words)
The island is situated on the northern edge of a large reef platform which extends several miles to the south.
He gave directions for approaching the island from a point west of the south end, steering into a lagoon-like area within the reef through a narrow break marked by two large patches of breakers, north and south of each other and three quarters of a mile apart.
Within the reef and in the lee of the island good anchorage was to be found in 4 to 8 fathoms of water one half to one and a half miles from the beach.
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