Manana

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Manana
Manana seen from Oahu
Manana of O'ahu seen from
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Hawaii
Geographical location 21 ° 19 '50 "  N , 157 ° 39' 31"  W Coordinates: 21 ° 19 '50 "  N , 157 ° 39' 31"  W.
Mānana (Hawaii)
Manana
length 707 m
width 645 m
surface 27.1 ha
Highest elevation 110  m
Residents uninhabited

Mānana ( English also Rabbit Island ) is a small, uninhabited island in the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific . It is located about 1.2 kilometers from Kaupō Beach , not far from Makapuʻu Point , the southeastern tip of the island of Oʻahu , and belongs to Honolulu County .

The island consists of tuff , is up to 707 m long, 645 m wide and has an area of ​​27.1  ha (0.271 km²). Mānana is a former volcano of the tuff cone type and reaches a height of 110 m above sea level.

The island is a breeding area for various sea ​​birds , especially the wedge-tailed shearwater ( Puffinus pacificus ). It is therefore, like many other small islands in Hawaii, a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary ( bird sanctuary ) and may not be entered.

500 meters south of the island, between it and Kāohikaipu Beach, lies the smaller island of Kāohikaipu .

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