Kapapa Island

Kapapa Island
Kapapa Iceland in the foreground, O'ahu in the background
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Hawaii
Geographical location	21 ° 28 '36.1 "  N , 157 ° 47' 54.7"  W Coordinates: 21 ° 28 '36.1 "  N , 157 ° 47' 54.7"  W.
length	250 m
width	75 m
surface	3.8 ha
Highest elevation	5  m
Residents	uninhabited

Kapapa Island is a flat, uninhabited island in the Hawaiian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean . It is located in Kāneʻohe Bay about two kilometers off the east coast of the island of Oʻahu and administratively belongs to Honolulu County .

The maximum 5 m high island is around 250 m long, up to 75 m wide and has an area of ​​3.8  ha (0.038 km²). Since the island has an old Hawaiian place of worship, probably a Heiau , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Kapapa Island Complex and Historic District . The island was also a breeding area of various sea birds such as the Bulwersturmvogels , however, was to remain open to the public, not to a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary ( bird sanctuary proclaimed). Rare sea bird species have therefore no longer been identified. Not far from Kapapa Island are other small but protected islands such as Mokoliʻi or Kekepa .

• Views
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  Kapapa Island as seen from Oahu

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  Kapapa's coast, in the background the island of Moku Manu

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  On Kapapa Island

Web links

• Kapapa Island in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
• Kapapa in Offshore Islet Restoration Committee (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 13, 2016