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Prince Edward Island [12] Blue jay: Red fox [13] – Lady's slipper: Red oak – Parva sub ingenti (the small under the protection of the great) Provincial soil: Charlottetown; anthem: "The Island Hymn" Quebec [14] Snowy owl – – Blue flag iris: Yellow birch – Je me souviens (I remember) Provincial symbol: fleur-de-lis: Saskatchewan [15 ...
The park was established on September 29, 1952, initially being named Big Island Provincial Park, it was renamed in honour of British former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1962 by Alberta's Legislative Assembly.
Kokia drynarioides, commonly known as Hawaiian tree cotton, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii.It inhabits dry forests at elevations of 455–1,915 m (1,493–6,283 ft).
Big Island (Hawaii) Big Island Amusement Park, on Lake Minnetonka's Big Island, Minnesota; Big Island, Ohio, an unincorporated community; Big Island, Virginia, a census-designated place; Big Island (Wood County, Wisconsin), in the Wisconsin River
Hawaiʻi Nickname: The Big Island, Moku o Keawe Landsat mosaic, 1999–2001 Location in the state of Hawaii Geography Location North Pacific Ocean Coordinates 19°36′N 155°30′W / 19.6°N 155.5°W / 19.6; -155.5 Area 4,028 sq mi (10,430 km 2) Area rank Largest Hawaiian Island Highest elevation 13,803 ft (4207.2 m) Highest point Mauna Kea Administration United States Symbols ...
Hawaiʻi island (the Big Island) is the biggest and youngest island in the chain, built from five volcanoes. Mauna Loa, taking up over half of the Big Island, is the largest shield volcano on the Earth. The measurement from sea level to summit is more than 2.5 miles (4 km), from sea level to sea floor about 3.1 miles (5 km). [16]
Moore, Christopher; Slavin, Bill; Janet Lunn (2002), The Big Book of Canada: Exploring the Provinces and Territories, Tundra Books, ISBN 0-88776-457-6 Alan Rayburn (1 March 2001). Naming Canada: stories about Canadian place names .
With an area of 4,028 sq mi (10,430 km 2), it is larger than all of the other islands of Hawaii combined, encompassing approximately 62.7% of the entire state's land area. It is also the largest island in the United States. In modern times, Hawaiʻi is known commonly as the "Big Island" to reduce confusion between the island and the state itself.