Hawaiian Islands
archipelago in the Pacific Ocean
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Summary
Hawaiian Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,184 views/month, #1 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hawaii[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: cultural region[7]
- Named after: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich[8], Hawaii[9]
- Commons category: Hawaiian Islands[10]
- Located in time zone: Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone[11]
- Has part(s): Hawaii[12], Maui[13], Oahu[14], Kauaʻi[15], Molokaʻi[16], Lanai[17], Niʻihau[18], Kahoolawe[19], Northwestern Hawaiian Islands[20]
- Highest point: Mauna Kea[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Islands of Hawaii[22], Q61382150[23]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30]
- Native label: Hawaiian Islands[31]
- Different from: Hawaii[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 4205 m[33]
- Area: 16,636 km²[34]
- History of topic: history of Hawaii[35]
- Has list: list of islands of Hawaii[36]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=USA+32&mode=all[37]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hawaiian Islands include Nannobrachium hawaiiensis[39], a taxon[40].
Why It Matters
Hawaiian Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Nannobrachium hawaiiensis[39], a taxon[40].