geo.wikisort.org - IslandMoku Manu, or Bird Island in the Hawaiian language, is an offshore islet of Oahu, three-quarters of a mile off Mokapu Peninsula. Moku Manu and an adjacent small islet are connected by an underwater dike. The island was formed from debris flung from a vent of the nearby Kailua Volcano. Its highest point is 202 feet (62 m) high, bordered by near-vertical cliffs on many sides. Moku Manu is protected as a state seabird sanctuary like its neighbors to the south, Manana, Kāohikaipu, and Mōkōlea Rock. Regardless, landing by boat is nearly impossible due to the lack of a safe beach.
This article is about the Oahu offshore islet. For the Hawaiian island of
Nihoa, also known as "Moku Manu", see
Nihoa.
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Etymology | "Bird Island" in Hawaiian |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
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Highest elevation | 202 ft (61.6 m) |
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Population | 0 |
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Moku Manu's isolated nature makes it an excellent nesting site. Eleven species of seabird nest on Moku Manu, along with several species of migrating shorebird.
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Education | Public K-12 |
- Central MS
- Farrington HS
- Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Kaimuki HS
- McKinley HS
- Moanalua HS
- Roosevelt HS
- Education Laboratory School
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Private K-12 |
- Assets School High School
- Damien Memorial School
- Hawaii Baptist Academy
- Hawaiian Mission Academy
- Hongwanji Mission School
- ʻIolani School
- Kamehameha Schools
- La Pietra
- Lutheran High School of Hawaii
- Maryknoll School
- Mid-Pacific Institute
- Pacific Buddhist Academy
- Punahou School
- Sacred Hearts Academy
- St. Andrew's Schools
- Saint Louis School
- Varsity International School
| Closed |
- Academy of the Pacific
- Honolulu Military Academy
- Saint Francis School
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Tertiary |
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Honolulu Community College
- Kapiʻolani Community College
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- Hawaii Tokai Int'l College (moved to Kapolei)
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Media |
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Honolulu (magazine)
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Religion |
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew
- Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
- Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church
- Sacred Heart Church-Punahou
- Saint Anthony Catholic Church
- Saint Augustine by the Sea Catholic Church
- Saint Patrick Catholic Church
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
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На других языках
[de] Moku Manu
Moku Manu (englisch Bird Island, deutsch „Vogelinsel“)[1] ist eine kleine, unbewohnte Insel im Archipel von Hawaiʻi. Sie liegt nur etwa 1,3 Kilometer vor der Ostküste der Insel Oʻahu, unweit der Mokapu Peninsula und gehört zum Honolulu County.
- [en] Moku Manu
[ru] Моку-Ману
Моку-Ману (гав. Moku Manu — «Остров птиц») — остров из архипелага Гавайи, который расположен возле Оаху, приблизительно на расстоянии 1 км от полуострова Мокапу. Остров образовался из обломков, выброшенных находящимся неподалёку вулканом Килауэа. Моку-Ману и прилегающий небольшой островок соединены подводной дайкой.
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