Hawaiian Islands Volcano Eruption

The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands by Europeans, the present name for the archipelago is derived from the …
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands by Europeans, the present name for the archipelago is derived from the name of its largest island, Hawaiʻi.
  • Location: North Pacific Ocean
  • Total islands: 137
  • Highest point: Mauna Kea · 13,796 ft (4,205 m)
  • State: Hawaii
  • Unincorporated territory: Midway Atoll
  • Largest settlement: Honolulu

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