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Nā Pali Coast State Park is a 6,175-acre (2,499 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the center of the rugged 16-mile (26 km) northwest side of Kauaʻi, the second-oldest inhabited Hawaiian island. The Nā Pali coast itself extends southwest from Keʻe Beach all the way to Polihale State Park.
The park is located in the municipality of Tela, on the northern Caribbean coast of the Atlántida department of Honduras. [2] Located at 15º51'N 087º40'W between longitudes 87º29' and 87º52' west and latitudes 15º42' and 16º00'. It covers an area of 781.62 square kilometres and has an altitude of 900 metres. [1]
It is located 23 mi (20 nmi; 37 km) west-southwest of Kawaihoa Point on Niʻihau, and about 150 nmi (173 mi; 278 km) west of Honolulu.The island is the top of a volcanic tuff cone that rests on top of a larger, submerged shield volcano.
The following is a list of the islands in Hawaii.The state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaiian Islands, has the fourth-longest ocean coastline of the 50 states (after Alaska, Florida, and California) at 750 miles (1,210 km).
Route 72, commonly known as Kalanianaʻole Highway, is the main highway serving southeast Oʻahu.Beginning at the eastern terminus of Interstate H-1 (H-1), the east–west highway travels along the southeastern shore of Oʻahu through various residential neighborhoods, including Hawaiʻi Kai.
The ancient district of Kula. Kula roughly extends from Haleakala Highway (Hawaii Route 37) in the north to Keokea in the south—a distance of about 16 miles (26 km) around 20°47'32" N, 156°19'37" W. [4] The largely rural area known as Upper Kula includes the region up-slope (southeast) from Lower Kula, the more densely populated area spread along the Kula Highway.
French Frigate Shoals is an atoll, the largest region of coral reefs in Hawaii, at 200 square miles (520 km 2). The atoll is composed of a dozen or so small islands, one of which (Tern Island) contains an airport and human habitations. Gardner Pinnacles is made up of two small basalt peaks, the last rocky island in Hawaii. While the island ...
The Kalohi Channel is the stretch of water separating Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are fre