Lisianski Island (Hawaii)

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Name (Hebrew)
ליסיאנסקי (הוואי : אי)
Name (Latin)
Lisianski Island (Hawaii)
Other forms of name
Drake's Island (Hawaii)
Lassion Island (Hawaii)
Lisiansky Island (Hawaii)
Lisyanski Island (Hawaii)
Lysianski Island (Hawaii)
Pell Island (Hawaii)
Pell's Island (Hawaii)
Sand Island (Hawaii : Lisianski Island)
Sisianaski Island (Hawaii)
Sisimaski Island (Hawaii)
Papaāʻpoho (Hawaii)
Coordinates
-173.9655556 -173.9655556 26.06416667 26.06416667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Islands Hawaii
See Also From tracing place name
Leeward Islands (Hawaii)
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q661708
Library of congress: sh 91004305
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: U.S. National Ocean Service. United States, Hawaii, Lisianski and Laysan Islands, 1990:
  • GNIS, Hawaiian Islands, Oct. 25, 2007
  • Lippincott
  • Web. geog.
Wikipedia description:

Lisianski Island (Hawaiian: Papa‘āpoho) is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a land area of 384.425 acres (155.571 ha) and a maximum elevation of 40 feet (12 m) above sea level. It is a low, flat sand and coral island about 905 nautical miles (1,041 mi; 1,676 km) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. The island is surrounded by reefs and shoals, including the extensive Neva Shoals. Access to the island is possible only by helicopter or by boat via a narrow sandy inlet on the southeastern side of the island.

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