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Hawaiian Islands
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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By Cook the Sandwich Islands), a group of volcanic islands, 12 in number, situated in the North Pacific; total area somewhat larger than Yorkshire. Of the five inhabited islands Hawaii is the largest; it contains the famous volcano, Kilauea, whose crater is one of the world's wonders, being 9 m. in circumference, and filled with a glowing lake of molten lava which ebbs and flows like an ocean tide. The island of Maui has the largest crater on the earth. The climate of the group is excellent, and vegetation (including forests) is abundant; sugar and rice are the chief crops. Honolulu (on Oahu), with a splendid harbour, is the capital. The islands are now under the jurisdiction of the United States.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hawaiian Islands'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hawaiian-islands.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hawaiian Islands'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hawaiian-islands.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
