East Molokai Volcano | |
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Wailau | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,512 m (4,961 ft) |
Coordinates | 21°07′N 156°50′W / 21.11°N 156.84°W |
Geography | |
Location | Molokai, Hawaii, United States |
Parent range | Hawaiian Islands |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain |
The East Molokai Volcano, sometimes also known as Wailau for the Wailau valley on its north side,[1] is an extinct shield volcano comprising the eastern two-thirds of the island of Molokaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii.