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| Waimea Canyon State Park | |
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| Location | Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi |
| Nearest city | Waimea |
| Coordinates | 22°03′22″N 159°39′55″W / 22.05611°N 159.66528°W |
| Operated by | Department of Land and Natural Resources - Division of State Parks |
| Website | Hawaiʻi State Parks |
Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, is a large canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States. Waimea is Hawaiian for "reddish water", a reference to the erosion of the canyon's red soil.[1] The canyon was formed by a deep incision of the Waimea River arising from the extreme rainfall on the island's central peak, Mount Waiʻaleʻale, among the wettest places on earth.
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena. Place Names of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0.