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What was the hawaiian islands also known as?
Maori population.
What was the original name of the Hawaiian island?
The Hawaiian islands were originally known as the Sandwich Islands.
What part of the Pacific is the Hawaiian Islands in?
Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
What is another name for the sandwich islands?
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
Of the Hawaiian islands which is known as the Garden Island?
Kauai is the Garden Island.
Which hawaiian island is the furthest south?
Hawaii Island, also commonly known as the Big Island, is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian Islands. The southernmost point in the United States is at the southern tip of the island and is known as Ka Lae.
What Hawaiian Islands were formed by which constructive process?
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by the ocean structures known as submarine volcanoes. They continue to build the Pacific islands.
How do you care for the plant known in the hawaiian islands as puakenekene in hawaiian?
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Did a flood create the Hawaiian Islands?
No, there is a hot spot on the ocean floor and over time, the lava coming out of the underwater volcanoes created land that is known as the Hawaiian Islands.
What was the original name of the Hawaiian islands?
Not much is known about the true original names of the 8 major Hawaiian Islands, as the ancient people used a number of different names to describe where they were from. At one time, the islands were known by the Ali'i Nui who controlled them. We do know that Captain James Cook who was the first European to visit them, gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands. On that note, the true origin of the current names are also unknown.
What kind of volcanoes occur on the hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands were formed by shield volcanoes. However, cinder cones are also present on top of some of them.
What Islands are part of the US?
all of the hawaiian islands are apart of the US also those in alaska
