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Upolu Point

ʻUpolu Point is the most northern point on the island of Hawaiʻi in the . It is an extruding landform created by cooled lava from an old eruption from .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: northern point on the island of Hawaiʻi
  • Also known as: “‘Upolu Point”, “ʻUpolu Point”, “Pointe du Nord”, and “Punta Upolu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Upolu Airport and Hawi Wind Farm.

Aerodrome
Photo: MCB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ʻUpolu Airport is a regional airport in Hawaii County, Hawaii, US. Located on the northern tip of the Big Island, it is 3 nautical miles northwest of the unincorporated town of Hawi.

Power station
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wind farm on Upolu Point, the northern tip of Hawaii's largest island, Hawaiʻi. Commissioned in 2006, it comprises sixteen 660 kW wind turbines manufactured by Vestas, specifically the Vestas V47 turbine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hāwī and Kapaau.

Village
Photo: KanoaWithington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, . The population was 2,268 at the time of the 2020 United States census. is situated to the west of the community of Kapaau.

Village
Kapaʻau is an unincorporated community in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. Located at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaiʻi, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I.

Suburb
Halaʻula is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 773 at the 2020 census.

Upolu Point

Latitude
20.2685° or 20° 16′ 7″ north
Longitude
-155.85071° or 155° 51′ 3″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
United Nations Location Code
US UPP
Open location code
73G6749X+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2300518220
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5853931
Wiki­data ID
Q7898399
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Satellite Map

Discover Upolu Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Upolu Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Upolu Point”
  • Hawaiian: “lae ʻo Upolu”
  • Japanese: “ウポル岬”
  • Russian: “мыс Уполу”
  • Slovenian: “Upolu Point”

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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 “Upolu Point”. Photo: Outdoorhighadventure, CC BY 3.0.