Gardner Pinnacles
Pūhāhonu, Gardnerio uolos
25°00′N 168°00′W
The Gardner Pinnacles (Hawaiian: Pūhāhonu) are two barren rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The large and small rocks have been named ʻŌnūnui and ʻŌnūiki, respectively.
Andy Collins, NOAA Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. / Public domain
Terrain
25°00′N 168°00′W
Overview
The Gardner Pinnacles (Hawaiian: Pūhāhonu) are two barren rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The large and small rocks have been named ʻŌnūnui and ʻŌnūiki, respectively. The Pūhāhonu volcano responsible for the pinnacles is 511 nautical miles (946 km; 588 mi) northwest of Honolulu and 108 miles (94 nmi; 174 km) from French Frigate Shoals. The total area of the two small islets, remnants of an ancient shield volcano, the world's largest, is 5.939 acres (24,030 m2). The highest peak is 170 feet (52 meters). The surrounding reef has an area in excess of 1,904 square kilometres (470,000 acres; 735 sq mi). The Gardner Pinnacles were discovered and named in 1820 by the whaling ship Maro. The island may be the last remnant of one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. It holds the record for the largest and hottest shield volcano.
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Nearest islands
- Laysan385 km
- Lisianski Island610 km
- Nīhoa653 km
- Niʻihau874 km
- Kauaʻi921 km
- Johnston Atoll933 km
Also in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Sand Island
4.5 km²▲ 30 m
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Laysan
4.1 km²▲ 10 m
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Johnston Atoll
2.5 km²▲ 17 m
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Lisianski Island
1.4 km²▲ 7 m
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Eastern Island
1.3 km²▲ 6 m
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Green Island
0.9 km²▲ 6 m
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Kure Atoll
0.88 km²
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Nīhoa
0.7 km²▲ 277 m
Major islands
Also in Hawaiian Islands
Photographs
Gardner Pinnacles, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Andy Collins, NOAA Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. / Public domain
height of puhahonu volcano in relation to eiffel towers
Sources
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Photographs
- Gardnerpinnacles. Andy Collins, NOAA Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. / Public domain
- PMNM - He'e Octopus (27551309582). National Marine Sanctuaries / Public domain
- Puhahonu volcano. Huntersgordon / CC BY-SA 4.0
- PMNM - Hohonu Moana Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi (27229367574). National Marine Sanctuaries / Public domain
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