Kīpukakamao
Kīpukakamao is a lava area in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 53 metres. Kīpukakamao is situated nearby to the area Kananaka, as well as near Kai‘ō.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 2½ km east of Kīpukakamao.
Kīpukakamao
- Type: Lava area with an elevation of 53 metres
- Also known as: “Kipuka Kamao” and “Kipukakamao”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.92795° or 18° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
-155.67007° or 155° 40′ 12″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
73C6W8HH+5XGeoNames ID
5849491
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