Kīpukaka‘ahue
Kīpukaka‘ahue is a lava area in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 46 feet. Kīpukaka‘ahue is situated nearby to the area Papakōlea, as well as near Hāli‘i.| 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.
Kīpukaka‘ahue
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 46 feet
- Also known as: “Kipuka Kaahue”, “Kipukaka’ahue”, and “Kipukakaahue”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
18.9263° or 18° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-155.65455° or 155° 39′ 16″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
73C6W8GW+G5GeoNames ID
5849489
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kīpukaka‘ahue” goes by many names.
- Hawaiian: “Kīpukaka‘ahue”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Papakōlea and Hāli‘i.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ka‘ahue and Pu‘u‘ula‘ula.
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