26 December 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Laʻaloa Bay in Kailua-Kona © Steevven1/cc-by-sa-4.0
Hawaii (
Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi) 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. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km²), it has 63% of the Hawaiian
archipelago‘s combined landmass. However, it has only 13% of the archipelago’s population. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in
Polynesia, behind the
north and
south islands of New Zealand.
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