Kīpukahanalua
Kīpukahanalua is a lava area in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 39 feet. Kīpukahanalua is situated nearby to the area Kananaka, as well as near Papakōlea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papakōlea Beach.
Papakōlea Beach
Beach
Photo: Aren Elliott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Papakōlea Beach is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only two green sand beaches in the world, the other being Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone. Papakōlea Beach is situated 1½ miles northeast of Kīpukahanalua.
Kīpukahanalua
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 39 feet
- Also known as: “Kipuka Hanalua” and “Kipukahanalua”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
18.92108° or 18° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
-155.66402° or 155° 39′ 51″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
73C6W8CP+C9GeoNames ID
5849488
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kananaka and Papakōlea.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hanalua and Kaulana.
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