Big Island Hawaii Geography and Trivia
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| - The Big Island has an area of 4,028 square miles. |
| - The Big Island is larger than all of the other Hawaiian Islands combined. |
| - There are said to be 13 climatic regions on the earth: the Big Island has all but two, the Arctic and the Saharan. |
- The Big Island is the largest island in the United States.
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| - The Big Island is made up of 5 volcanoes: Kohala, Mauna Kea, Hualalai, Mauna Loa, and Kilauea. |
| - The largest contiguous ranch in the United States is on the Big Island. The Parker Ranch has about 480,000 acres of land. |
| - The Big Island is home to the southern-most point in the United States, Ka Lae (South Point). |
| - The wind blows east to west at a constant 27 knots per hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at South Point. |
| - The Big Island is the youngest of the Hawaiian Islands. |
| - The Big Island has 266 miles of coastline. |
| - Kilauea is the world's most active volcano. |
| - The Big Island is home to the world's largest telescope and has more scientific observatories in one place than any other place in the world. |
| - Mauna Kea is the world's tallest island mountain, at about 32,000 feet (from the sea floor). |
| - The Big Island is the world leader in macadamia nuts and orchid harvesting. |
| - The Big Island was the first of the Hawaiian islands to be discovered by Polynesians. |
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