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Island of Molokai |
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Hawaii |
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United States |
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North America |
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The fifth largest island, Moloka`i is 38 miles (61 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide with a land area of 264 sq. miles (420 sq. km). <br><br> Scientists say the island's birth happened some 2 million years ago.The names of the two main shields are simply taken from the compass. West Moloka`i is older. It is a long, low shield volcano called Maunaloa by the Hawaiians for its resemblance in shape, not size, to the massive long mountain of the Big Island. The highest point on west Moloka`i is Maunaloa at 1381 feet. Erosion features range from modest sea cliffs on the northwest coast to extensive beaches and sand dunes on the south and west. Old hardened sand dune deposits from the glacial period are found near the central north coast. Fossil bones of highly unusual extinct birds have been found in the dune deposits. |
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