La Perouse Pinnacle
23°46′N 166°16′W
La Perouse Pinnacle is a steep basalt outcrop at French Frigate Shoals in the Pacific Ocean. Rising approximately 122 ft (37 m) above sea surface, it is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 12 million years ago. The rocky formation lies within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Terrain
23°46′N 166°16′W
Overview
La Perouse Pinnacle is a steep basalt outcrop at French Frigate Shoals in the Pacific Ocean. Rising approximately 122 ft (37 m) above sea surface, it is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 12 million years ago. The rocky formation lies within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Because of its prominence and shape, the pinnacle can be mistaken for a sailing ship from a distance.
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Nearest islands
- Tern Island11 km
- Nīhoa449 km
- Laysan596 km
- Niʻihau662 km
- Kauaʻi712 km
- Lisianski Island818 km
Also in French Frigate Shoals
Tern Island
0.12 km²▲ 4 m
Major islands
Also in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Sand Island
4.5 km²▲ 30 m
Major islands
Laysan
4.1 km²▲ 10 m
Major islands
Johnston Atoll
2.5 km²▲ 17 m
Major islands
Lisianski Island
1.4 km²▲ 7 m
Major islands
Eastern Island
1.3 km²▲ 6 m
Major islands
Green Island
0.9 km²▲ 6 m
Major islands
Kure Atoll
0.88 km²
Major islands
Nīhoa
0.7 km²▲ 277 m
Major islands
Also in Hawaiian Islands
Photographs
La Pérouse Pinnacle, French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii, NWHI, Tern Island.
A pair of Hawaiian monk seals rests on a sand spit at French Frigate Shoals with La Perouse pinnacle in the background.
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) on SS Midway with La Perouse Rock in the far distance. Location: French Frigate Shoals, near Tern Island
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) on SS Midway with La Perouse Rock in the far distance. Location: French Frigate Shoals, near Tern Island
La Pérouse Pinnacle, French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Approaching La Perouse Rock (Gardner Pinnacles to Laysan Island) - This was once a large volcanic island but erosionhas removed all but this last remnant.
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Photographs
- La Perouse Pinnacle. Duncan Wright, USFWS / Public domain
- Line5394 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library. LCDR Eric Johnson, NOAA Corps. / Public domain
- Hawaiian monk seal at French Frigate Shoals 02. MarkSullivan / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Starr 990527-0990 Red-footed Booby on SS Midway. Forest & Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0
- Starr 990527-0991 Red-footed Booby on SS Midway. Forest & Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0
- FFS La Perouse 1969. Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program / Public domain
- Approaching La Perouse Rock - This was once a large volcanic island but erosion has removed all but this last remnant. Dr. James P. McVey (NOAA Sea Grant Program) / Public domain