Author: Raj Bhangle
Hawaii — A paradise born of fire
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Not only is the volcanic activity under the sea gave birth to the archipelago but also thanks to the mineral wealth of the lava solidified and dumped and that could develop the flora of Hawaii. Because of its isolation, there are 90% of fauna and flora endemic to Hawaii.
Sea turtles, monk seals, birds of the tropics and the humpback whales are animals to see first. In the mountains, botanists and enthusiasts of the singularity of nature to admire a plant of a rare species, the silver sword. Furthermore, these mountains are none other than the result of a clash of tectonic plates.
Thus, the young mountain landscapes contrast with lush forests, the beaches are covered with black sand, and the remains left by the lava of volcanoes still active.
On burning embers
His past makes Hawaii a special place for volcanic eruptions. There are a total of five volcanoes on the main island, Hawaii, with Mauna Kea or White Mountain, the volcano at rest, is the highest point at 4 205 meters. Mauna Loa, a little south of the island, is on his back a volcano, Kilani, whose last eruption was recorded in 1960.
The volcanoes of Hawaii are effusive type that is to say that the lava that is fluid is discharged and poor in gas, unlike the type of explosive volcanoes that poured out of them and viscous lava containing a large quantity of gas. The lava is little cup and into the ocean to solidify them.
Hawaii, the Pearl of the Pacific
What about Hawaii Island except that it is a haven of peace lulled by the trade winds slowly Pacific. With a surface area of 10 443 km ², the island is a place for tourism because of its beaches covered with black sand, its beautiful coral reefs and its snow-capped peaks.
The climate is divided in two: east is subjected to moist winds that allowed a lush forest to develop the west is more sunny and is more frequented by tourists. In the north, another Valley of the Kings has found its place, she harbors not the remains of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, but is most famous for its gigantic waterfalls.
The valley owes its name to the love with which Hawaiian monarchs to the place. Waterfalls overlooking the valley with heights exceeding 400 meters sometimes with cliffs over 600 meters high. A show of first order which does not leave you indifferent.
Everything south of the island, you can see another curiosity slowly forged by nature: the Green sand beach which, as its name suggests, is a green sand beach.
Tourist and Astronomic station
The high altitude, clean air that prevails in the high mountains and good isolation of the place were crucial to the implementation of one of the most advanced telescopes in the world in this lost paradise in the middle of the Pacific: the Keck telescope.
A program also put on a trip to Hawaii: a tour of Volcanoes National Park. The list of places to visit is long and full of surprises, we leave you free to explore the island and the archipelago by yourself.
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