Cape Kumukahi
Cape Kumukahi is the easternmost point of the Big Island of Hawaii. It constitutes the eastern end of the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea which is prolonged under the sea beyond the course via the edge of Puna. Cape Kumukahi Light is located in the cape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape of Hawaii
- Also known as: “Kap Kumukahi”, “Kumukahi Cap”, “Kumukahi Cape”, “Kumukahi Point”, “Lae Kainukahi”, “Lae Kumukahi”, “Pointe de l’Est”, and “Pointe Orientale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Kumukahi Light.
Cape Kumukahi Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cape Kumukahi Light is a lighthouse in Kapoho, Hawaii at the easternmost point of Hawaii. It is best known for its survival of an eruption of Kilauea in 1960.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapoho.
Kapoho
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kapoho is a now-uninhabited unincorporated area in Puna district, Hawaii County, Hawaii, US, located near the eastern tip of the island of Hawaii, in the easternmost subaerial end of the graben overlying Kīlauea's east rift zone.
Cape Kumukahi
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.51804° or 19° 31′ 5″ northLongitude
-154.80675° or 154° 48′ 24″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
73F7G59V+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 2075798015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Cape Kumukahi” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Kumukahi”
- French: “cap Kumukahi”
- French: “Cap Kumukahi”
- Japanese: “クムカヒ岬”
- Russian: “мыс Кумукахи”
- Slovenian: “Cape Kumukahi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kapoho Beach Lots and Four Corners.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kapoho Zairyumin Kai Japanese Cemetery and Puu Kukae.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Kumukahi”. Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.