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Kahoolawe Island, Maui County, Hawaii, USAi
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Locality type:
Age:
1.03 ± 0.18 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Naughton, J. J., Macdonald, G. A., & Greenberg, V. A. (1980). Some additional potassium-argon ages of Hawaiian rocks: The Maui volcanic complex of Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 7(3-4), 339-355. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(80)90037-2
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kahoʻolawe
Other Languages:
French:
Kahoolawe, Comté de Maui, Hawaï, États-Unis
German:
Kahoʻolawe, Maui County, Hawaii, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Kahoolawe, Contea di Maui, Hawaii, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кахоолаве, Мауи, Гавайи, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
卡胡拉威島, 茂宜县, 夏威夷州, 美国
Spanish:
Kahoolawe, Condado de Maui, Hawái, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Kahoolawe, Maui konderria, Hawaii
Catalan:
Kahoolawe, Comtat de Maui, Hawaii, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Kaho‘olawe, Maui County, Hawaii
Czech:
Kahoolawe, Havaj, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Kahoolawe, Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Dutch:
Kahoolawe, Maui County, Hawaï, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
كاهولاو, هاواى, امريكا
Esperanto:
Kahoolawe, Havajo
Estonian:
Kahoolawe, Hawaii osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
کاهولاوی, شهرستان ماویی، هاوایی, هاوایی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Kahoolawe, Havaiji, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Kahoolawe, Hawai, Estados Unidos de América
Greek:
Καχοολάβε, Χαβάη, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hawaiian:
Kaho‘olawe, Hawai‘i, ‘Amelika Hui Pū ‘ia
Hebrew:
קאהולאווה, מחוז מאווי, הוואי, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Kahoolawe, Maui megye, Hawaii, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Kahoolawe, Maui County, Hawaii, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Kahoolawe, Contae Maui, Haváí, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
カホオラウェ島, マウイ郡, ハワイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Korean:
카호올라웨섬, 하와이주, 미국
Lithuanian:
Kahoolavė, Havajai, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malay:
Gunung Berapi Kahoolawe, Hawaii, Amerika Syarikat
Norwegian:
Kahoolawe, Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Occitan:
Kahoolawe, Hawaii, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Kaho'olawe, Hrabstwo Maui, Hawaje, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Kahoolawe, Condado de Maui, Havaí, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Kahoolawe, Comitatul Maui, Hawaii, Statele Unite ale Americii
Swedish:
Kahoolawe, Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Traditional Chinese:
卡胡拉威島, 夏威夷州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Кахоолаве, Мауї, Гаваї, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کاہؤالاوی, ماوئی کاؤنٹی، ہوائی, ہوائی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Kahoolawe, Quận Maui, Hawaii, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
West Frisian:
Kahoölawe, Hawaï, Feriene Steaten
Wu Chinese:
卡胡拉威岛, 夏威夷州, 美国


Island comprises a single volcanic dome built of thin pahoehoe and aa lavas with several cinder cones, the largest of which is on the summit (Stearns 1940, 1946).

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References

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Woolley, A. R. (2019). Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. Geological Society of London, p. 525.
Stearns, H. T. (1940). Geology and ground-water resources of the islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe, Hawaii. Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin, 6, 63-147.
Stearns, H. T. (1946). Geology of the Hawaiian islands. Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin, 8, 1-105.
Macdonald, G. A. (1940). The petrography of Lanai and Kahoolawe. Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin, 6, 61-63.
Clague, D. A. (1987). Hawaiian alkaline volcanism. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30(1), 227-252. doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1987.030.01.10
Naughton, J. J., Macdonald, G. A., & Greenberg, V. A. (1980). Some additional potassium-argon ages of Hawaiian rocks: The Maui volcanic complex of Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Kahoolawe. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 7(3-4), 339-355. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(80)90037-2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaho%CA%BBolawe
Wikidata ID:Q224086
GeoNames ID:5847357


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