Waimea Canyon
Coordinates: 22 ° 3 ′ 4.3 ″ N , 159 ° 38 ′ 20 ″ W.
Waimea Canyon (also Grand Canyon of the Pacific , German Grand Canyon of the Pacific ) is a canyon in the west of Kauaʻi in Hawaii .
geography
The canyon is around 16 kilometers long and up to 900 meters deep.
The Hawaiian word Waimea means reddish water and refers to the erosion of the red rock in the canyon, which is washed out by the Waimea River . This is fed by the precipitation on the Waiʻaleʻale - one of the rainiest places on earth.
Parts of the canyon form Waimea Canyon State Park with an area of 7.5 km².
flora
The very rare tree Hibiscadelphus distans is endemic to Waimea Canyon .
Individual evidence
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena: Place Names of Hawaii . University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0
Web links
Commons : Waimea Canyon - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
