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What are the 5 names of the Hawaiian islands?

Hawaiian Islands by Area:Hawaii.Maui.Oahu.Kauai.Molokai.Lanai.NiihauKahoolawe.


What American islands are actually an underwater chain of volcanoes?

The American islands that are actually an underwater chain of volcanoes are the Hawaiian Islands. These islands were formed by volcanic activity from the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain. The islands of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and others are all part of this volcanic chain.


My islands form a chain in the pacific ocean. which state am i?

Hawaiian Islands


What is the formation of a Hawaiian island?

The Hawaiian Islands are formed from a chain of volcanoes, some still active.


How have volcanoes helped to create the Hawaiian islands?

Volcanoes shot out magma which cooled down to make the Hawaiian Islands.


What caused the hawaiian chain?

The Hawaiian chain was formed by a hotspot beneath the Pacific Plate. As the plate moves over the hotspot, it creates a series of volcanic islands. The oldest islands are in the northwest, with the youngest islands, such as Hawaii, forming in the southeast.


What island chain is famous for shield volcanoes?

The Hawaiian Islands, or Hawaii


Can you use Hawaiian Islands in a sentence?

Last summer, we went on vacation to the Hawaiian Islands.The Hawaiian Islands are an island chain that have been created by volcanoes formed under the sea.The Hawaiian Islands are slowly moving northwest with the Pacific tectonic Plate.The Hawaiian Islands are home to an indigenous culture, which may come as a surprise to many mainlanders (visitors).Out of all the Hawaiian Islands, the Big Island may have the best snorkeling, as it is the youngest island.Choosing a favorite beach from the Hawaiian Islands may be difficult.Grammar:Basically, it is a 'collective noun'.Hope this helps.


How many islands are on the Hawiian chain?

There are 137 islands in the Hawaiian chain, but only seven are considered the main islands. These main islands are Oahu, Maui, Hawaii (the Big Island), Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and Niihau.


What islands are archipeligo?

An archipelago is a chain of island. Eg The Hawaiian Island. I think the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean also is an archipelago.


How many islands does the Hawaiian chain consist of?

The answer is 136 islands in the Hawaiian Island chain. There are more in the Emperor chain of volcanic seamounts that stretches to the Aleutian Trench off Kamchatka, Russia. The 8 major islands are the largest and newest geologically. They are in the southeast of the chain and are (from NW to SE) st) Niʻihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kaho'olawe, Maui and the "big island" of Hawaii.


Why are the Hawaiian islands in a chain?

Due to volcanic eruptions forming islands along a weakness in a long line of the sea bed, the Hawaiian Island chains was formed.