Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve
The Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, popularly known as Alakaʻi Swamp, is a montane wet forest on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. Although the preserve is home to alpine bogs, it is not a true swamp.
Photo: Djzanni, Public domain.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: wet forest on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, United States
- Also known as: “Alaka’i Wilderness Preserve”, “Alakaʻi Swamp”, “Alakai Swamp”, and “Alakai Wilderness Preserve”
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve
- Category: protected area
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.08986° or 22° 5′ 24″ north
Longitude
-159.56054° or 159° 33′ 38″ west
Elevation
1,296 metres (4,252 feet)
Open location code
73J23CQQ+WQ
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Satellite Map
Discover Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alakai Wilderness Preserve”
- Dutch: “Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve”
- French: “Alakai Wilderness Preserve”
- German: “Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve”
- Italian: “Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve”
- Japanese: “アラカイ湿地帯”
- Latin: “Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve”
- Spanish: “Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve”
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