| Island of Hawaii | |
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Location .svg/250px-Map_of_Hawaii_highlighting_Hawaii_(island).svg.png) | |
| State | United States of America |
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| Surface | 10,432 km² |
| Inhabitants | 185.079 (2010) |
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Island of Hawaii (Big Island) is one of the Hawaiian Islands.
To know
Geographical notes
Geographically, the island of Hawaii is made up of five major volcanoes:
- Kohala - In the north-west, an extinct volcano.
- Mauna Kea (the white mountain) - The tallest mountain in Hawaii, at 4,200m, and often snow-capped in winter. Mauna Kea occupies most of the northern half of the island and is considered an inactive volcano.
- Hualãlai - To the west, dominates the Kailua-Kona area, not active.
- Mauna Loa (the long mountain) - An active volcano that dominates the southern half of the island.
- Kilauea (rising cloud of smoke) - A very active volcano east of the northern part of Mauna Loa.
Due to the continuous eruptions of lava from the Kilauea volcano; it grew by about 2.2 km² from 1983 to 2002.
Territories and tourist destinations
Island of Hawaii: full screen map.Urban centers
- Hamakua - Honokaa.
- Hilo - The largest city on the island with about 50,000 inhabitants and the second largest in the archipelago after Honolulu.
- Kohala - Waimea, Waikoloa, Hawi.
- Kona - On the west coast.
- Puna - Pahoa, Keaau.
- Waikoloa - Resort.
- Waimea - Agricultural center with numerous ranches. Among these the Parker Ranch.
Other destinations
How to get
At the moment (2009) there is no maritime connection between the island of Hawaii and the other islands of the archipelago.
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Before embarking on the journey consult:
- Safe travel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) (Country safety information).
Other projects
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