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The following is a list of the islands in Hawaii. The state of Hawaii, consisting of the Hawaiian Islands, has the fourth-longest ocean coastline of the 50 states (after Alaska, Florida, and California) at 750 miles (1,210 km). It is the only state that consists entirely of islands, with 6,422.62 sq mi (16,634.5 km 2) of land.
This name was in use until the 1840s, when the local name "Hawaii" gradually began to take precedence. [ 5 ] The Hawaiian Islands have a total land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2 ).
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
Hajógyári-sziget. Danube River. Hungary. Halfmoon. Georgian Bay Ontario. Canada. Half Moon. South Shetland Islands. Claimed by Argentine Antarctica, Argentina, Antártica Chilena Province of Chile, and British Antarctic Territory of the United Kingdom.
Midway Atoll. / 28.20750°N 177.35000°W / 28.20750; -177.35000. Midway Atoll ( colloquial: Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Kuaihelani, lit. 'the backbone of heaven'; Pihemanu, 'the loud din of birds') [3] [4] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized ...
4,028 sq mi. ( 10,432 km 2) Honolulu County. 003. Honolulu. 1905. "Sheltered bay" or "place of shelter" in the Hawaiian language, [9] Named after Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the state. Oʻahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (except Midway Atoll ) 989,408.
Norway. Mageshima. Ōsumi Islands part of the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Japan. Magusaiai. Shortland Islands. Solomon Islands. Maiao. Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia.
List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.