Kamakou
Sign in to saveKamakou () is a shield volcano on the island of Molokai in the U.S. state of Hawaii, with a summit elevation of . It is part of the extinct East Molokai shield volcano, which comprises the east side of the island.
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- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Hawaiian Islands
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Maui County
- Elevation
- 1515
- Image
- East Molokai.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 4961
- located in/on physical feature
- Molokaʻi
- mountain range
- Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
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Kamakou () is a shield volcano on the island of Molokai in the U.S. state of Hawaii, with a summit elevation of . It is part of the extinct East Molokai shield volcano, which comprises the east side of the island.
Kamakou is located within the Molokai Forest Reserve, estimated to contain more than 250 rare native Hawaiian plants, many of which exist only in this part of the world. Rare birds can also be found, with two examples being the olomaʻo (Molokai thrush) and kākāwahie (Molokai creeper). Monthly tours are held by The Nature Conservancy. __TOC__
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kamakou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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