Ka Lae Point
Ka Lae Point is a cape in Hawaii County, Hawaii.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on the island of Hawaii, USA
- Also known as: “Kalae” and “Kalae Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papakōlea Beach.
Papakōlea Beach
Beach
Photo: Aren Elliott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Papakōlea Beach is a green sand beach located near South Point, 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 Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone.
Ka Lae Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
18.9111° or 18° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
-155.6812° or 155° 40′ 52″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
73C6W869+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7727247612OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeWikidata ID
Q42329717
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Satellite Map
Discover Ka Lae Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kaʻilikiʻi and Kamā‘oa Homesteads.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kalalea Heiau and Ka Lae Lighthouse.
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