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The Mauna Kea Observatories ( MKO) are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, United States. The facilities are located in a 525-acre (212 ha) special land use zone known as the "Astronomy Precinct", which is located ...
The small habitation on Little Diomede Island is centered on the west side of the island at the village of Diomede. Big Diomede Island is the easternmost point of Russia. The Diomede Islands are often mentioned as likely intermediate stops for the hypothetical bridge or tunnel (Bering Strait crossing) spanning the Bering Strait. [5]
Big Diomede Island is located about 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Cape Dezhnev on the Chukchi Peninsula and is Russia's easternmost point by direction of travel. It is west of the International Date Line, although in the western hemisphere by longitude. The coordinates are 65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W.
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February 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM. A very strong shaking was felt in a remote part of Hawaii from an earthquake Friday. (Los Angeles Times) A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook a remote part of Hawaii's Big ...
Apr. 5—Many Hawaii residents are counting down the days to the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, with some traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to see it in totality. Many Hawaii residents ...
Kīlauea. Puʻu ʻŌʻō. The 2018 lower Puna eruption was a volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone that began on May 3, 2018. It is related to the larger eruption of Kīlauea that began on January 3, 1983, though some volcanologists and USGS scientists have discussed whether to classify it as a new ...
In Hawaii, a state made up of 15 volcanoes, volcanic activity isn’t uncommon. Kilauea erupts regularly and is not usually dangerous to the people of Big Island.