Necker Island

Map showing the location of Necker Island in the Hawaiian Island chain. Map of Necker Island Necker Island in June 1969. Moʻo Point (or Moʻo Head), the westernmost point of Necker Island. A view of Northwest Cape and Shark Bay from Necker Island's main ridge on 15 June 2006. Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana; lit. 'branched island') is a small uninhabited island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 430 miles (370 nmi; 690 km) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, 155 miles (135 nmi; 249 km) northwest of Nīhoa, and 8 miles (7 nmi; 13 km) north of the Tropic of Cancer. It is part of the state of Hawaii in the United States. It contains important prehistoric archaeological sites of the Hawaiian culture and is part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

The United States Census Bureau reports Necker Island's land area as 45.193 acres (18.289 ha). The island is rocky with steep sides and has very little soil. Its highest elevation is 277 feet (84 m). The island is named after Jacques Necker, a finance minister of Louis XVI.