Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain

Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain is in , . Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Diamond Head and Diamond Head Lighthouse.

Peak
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is a volcanic tuff cone on the of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.

Lighthouse
Photo: hitachiota, CC BY 2.0.
is a United States Coast Guard facility located on in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of . The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. is situated 440 metres south of Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain.

Public aquarium
Photo: Meowmeow10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an aquarium in , , United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimuki and Kahala.

Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of , Hawaii, United States.

Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of , made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu. is situated 3 km northeast of Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain.

Photo: Luis Argerich, CC BY 2.0.
One of the best-known beaches in the world, is a famous district of the city of , on the of . Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.

Volcanoes Rising from the Sea and Creating an Island Chain

Latitude
21.2594° or 21° 15′ 34″ north
Longitude
-157.81104° or 157° 48′ 40″ west
Open location code
73H4755Q+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14117741042
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
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Highlights include Diamond Head Lookout and Fire Control Station Diamond Head.

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