Kīpukakamao
Kīpukakamao is a lava area in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 174 feet. Kīpukakamao is situated nearby to the area Kananaka, as well as near Kai‘ō.| 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 east of Kīpukakamao.
Kīpukakamao
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 174 feet
- Also known as: “Kipuka Kamao” and “Kipukakamao”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.92795° or 18° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
-155.67007° or 155° 40′ 12″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
73C6W8HH+5XGeoNames ID
5849491
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kananaka and Kai‘ō.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pu‘u‘ula‘ula and Hanalua.
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