Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind .
  • Mountain rising to 4,147 metres (13,606 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Kea”
    “Mauna Kea Volcano”
    “Mauna Keah”
    “Mauna Queia *”
    “Mouna Kea”
    “Mouna Koa”
    “Mowna-Kaah”
    “Mowna-Kaak”
    “Puu Wekiu”
    “White Mountain”

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Latitude
19.82361° or 19° 49′ 25″ north
Longitude
-155.47083° or 155° 28′ 15″ west
Open location code
73F6RGFH+CM
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Mauna Kea” goes by many names.
ማውና ኬያAmharic
مونا كياArabic
Մաունա-ԿեաArmenian
Гара Мауна-КеаBelarusian
Мауна КеаBulgarian
မိုနာကီယာတောင်Burmese
Mauna KeaCatalan
冒纳凯阿火山Chinese
Mauna KeaDanish
Mauna KeaDutch
Mauna KeaEsperanto
Mauna KeaFinnish
Mauna KeaGalician
მაუნა-კეაGeorgian
Μάουνα ΚέαGreek
מאונה קיאהHebrew
Mauna KeaItalian
マウナ・ケア山Japanese
Мауна-КеаKazakh
마우나케아 산Korean
MaunakeaLatvian
Mauna KėjaLithuanian
Gunung Berapi Mauna KeaMalay
മൗനാ കീMalayalam
مونا کیاPersian
Mauna KeaPolish
Мауна-КеаRussian
Mauna KeaSlovak
Mauna KeaSwedish
ภูเขาไฟเมานาเคอาThai
Мауна-КеаUkrainian
ماونا کیاUrdu
مونا کیاWestern Panjabi

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