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Hawaii (/ h ə ˈ w aɪ. i / ⓘ hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi Hawaiian pronunciation: [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the largest island in the United States, located in the eponymous state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands , a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean .
The island of Maui has the most residents at 117,644 (76% of the county's population). It is also the largest of the county's islands with 727.2 sq mi (1,883 km 2) of land—the state's second largest island and the 17th largest in the country. At 44.6 sq mi (116 km 2), Kahoʻolawe is the state's largest island with no permanent inhabitants ...
Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the United States. Scale depiction of the 5 largest islands in the US, with some other significant islands. This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52 km 2).
Hawaiian Islands from space. [11] 3-D perspective view of the southeastern Hawaiian Islands, with the white summits of Mauna Loa (4,170 m or 13,680 ft high) and Mauna Kea (4,207.3 m or 13,803 ft high). The islands are the tops of massive volcanoes, the bulk of which lie below the sea surface.
Hawaii (island) Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park; National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii; National Register of Historic Places listings on the island of Hawaii; Template:NRHP in Hawaii, Hawaii
Bathymetric map of main Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian archipelago is 2,000 mi (3,200 km) southwest of the contiguous United States. [45] Hawaii is the southernmost U.S. state and the second westernmost after Alaska. Like Alaska, Hawaii borders no other U.S. state.
Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
"Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the Hawaiian language, [9] Named after Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the state. Oʻahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (except Midway Atoll) 989,408: 597 sq mi (1,546 km 2) Kalawao County: 005: 1905: The village of Kalawao on Molokaʻi: The Kalaupapa Peninsula on Molokaʻi: 81: 5.2 sq ...