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Waikoloa Beach. Coordinates: 19°54′55.45″N 155°53′14.65″W. Aerial view of Waikoloa Beach and the Kuʻualiʻi and Kahapapa Fishponds. Waikoloa Beach is an area located on the South Kohala coast on the island of Hawaii and is located in the census-designated place of Puako. It can be confused for Waikoloa Village, a CDP in the same ...
In August 2023, a woman driving from Alice Springs to the Harts Range Racecourse was stranded in the Central Australian desert for a night after following directions provided by Google Maps. [157] [158] She later discovered that Google Maps was providing directions for the actual Harts Range instead of the rodeo. Google said it was looking into ...
Niʻihau is located about 18 miles (29 km) west of Kauaʻi, and the tiny, uninhabited island of Lehua lies 0.7 miles (0.61 nmi; 1.1 km) north of Niʻihau. Niʻihau's dimensions are 6.2 miles by 18.6 miles (10 km × 30 km). The maximum elevation (Paniau) is 1,280 feet (390 m). [6] The island is about 6 million years old, making it geologically ...
Marokopa is a rural community in Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand. It is located close to the coast between Awakino and Kawhia Harbour. The meshblock includes the coastal township of Marokopa, at the mouth of the Marokopa River, and the south side of the small village of Awamarino, about 10 km (6.2 mi) upstream.
Waikiki (/ ˌwaɪkɪˈkiː /; [1][2] Hawaiian: Waikīkī; Hawaiian: [vɐjˈtiːtiː, wɐjˈkiːkiː]) is a Honolulu neighborhood and its eponymous beach on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is one of six beaches in the district, along with Queen's Beach, Kuhio Beach, Gray's Beach, Fort DeRussy ...
Pa'auilo is located on the northeast side of the island of Hawaiʻi at 20°2′38″N 155°22′13″W (20.043769, -155.370323). [2] Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 34 miles (55 km) to Hilo and west 21 miles (34 km) to Waimea.
Hawaii Route 11 is the main highway through the community, running north–south, and Hawaii Route 180 runs parallel to it farther inland. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.2 km 2 ), of which 13.2 square miles (34.2 km 2 ) are land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km 2 ), or 7.99%, are water.
Waikanae Beach is a habitat for terns, seagulls, oystercatchers, and stilts. Inland wetlands provide habitat for pūkeko, crake and New Zealand dabchicks. White fronted herons, tūī and shags range across the coastal plain. [14] The ready availability of both birdlife and seafood encouraged early Māori settlement of the area.