Tanager Peak
| Tanager Peak | ||
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 Tanager Peak in the background |
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| height | 260 m | |
| location | Nihoa , Hawaii , USA | |
| Coordinates | 23 ° 3 '43 " N , 161 ° 54' 58" W | |
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| rock | basalt | |
| Age of the rock | 7.2 million years | |
The Tanager Peak [ ˈtænədʒər ] is with a height of 260 m above sea level after Miller's Peak, the second highest point on the island of Nihoa in the northwestern Hawai'i Islands . It lies in the northeast of the basaltic , largely eroded island and slopes almost perpendicular to the Pacific . The mountain was named after the USS Tanager , the research ship of the Tanager expedition of the same name , during which the island was first scientifically explored in 1923.
- Views
Aerial view of Nihoa, Tanager Peak in front
Cliff of the Tanager Peak
Web links
- Tanager Peak on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Tanager Peak in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hawai'i's Statewide Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Strategy ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; English)
