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Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa is a cape in , . Pōhakuloa is situated nearby to the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Papakōlea Beach.

Beach
Photo: Aren Elliott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a green sand beach located near , 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 in the Galapagos Islands It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone.

Pōhakuloa

Latitude
18.9311° or 18° 55′ 52″ north
Longitude
-155.64708° or 155° 38′ 50″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
73C6W9J3+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7727247698
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5852437
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olivine’s Crack and Green Sand Beach Bouldering.

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