Mokolea

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Mokolea
The Mokolea Rock in front of Oahu
The Mokolea Rock in front of Oahu
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Hawaii
Geographical location 21 ° 25 '54.9 "  N , 157 ° 43' 10.7"  W Coordinates: 21 ° 25 '54.9 "  N , 157 ° 43' 10.7"  W.
Mōkōlea (Hawaii)
Mokolea
length 23 m
width 15 m
surface 0.016 ha
Highest elevation 5  m
Residents uninhabited

Mokolea Rock (also in English as Mokolea Rock rock called) is a small, uninhabited rocky island in the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean . It is located in Kailua Bay , about two kilometers east of the to O'ahu belonging Mokapu Peninsula .

The hard-to-reach, rugged island is 23 meters long, 15 meters wide and has an area of ​​0.016  hectares (160 m²). Mōkōlea is the remnant of a former volcano of the cinder cone type and reaches a height of up to five meters above sea level.

Since the rock is often flooded by storm, only a few types of plants grow on it; also only two species of seabirds breed on Mōkōlea. Nevertheless, it is a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary ( bird sanctuary ) and only allows restricted access.

Web links

Commons : Mōkōlea  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • MOKOLEA. on the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009 ; accessed on November 3, 2016 .