Hawaii Island

Hawaii Island is the largest island in the Hawaiian Islands of the North Pacific, part of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It has an area of 10,458 square kilometers.

Population 148,677 (2000). It is shaped like a saddle.

Volcanic. It has volcanoes, with Mount Kilauea, an active volcano with an altitude of 4,176 meters, on the south side and Mount Manakea, with an altitude of 4,207 meters, on the north side. Kilauea's crater has a diameter of 218 meters and often erupts lava, making it one of the world's most famous active volcanoes.

The continuously erupting active volcano continues to add new land to Hawaii Island. It is the youngest in geological age, composed of 5 volcanoes. Kilauea volcano is the largest active volcano in the world. The island is roughly triangular in shape, with complex landforms, including the snow-capped Mount Manakea, cloud-covered plateaus, coastal cliffs, tropical beaches, lava deserts, and plant forests. The coastline is 266 miles long.

Legend says that Pele, the volcano goddess, lives on Hawaii Island.