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The Hawai'i That Was: Living on Uncertain Ground - The First Human Wave Arrives
Source info:
| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2016-06-27 08:47:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-hawaii-that-was-living-on-uncertain.html |
Summary:
The southeast coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i is a barren blasted land. One can blame it on the lack of rain, but though it is arid, rainfall is plentiful enough to support forests nearby. One only needs to look up the Holei Pali to know right away what the problem is: it's ground zero for the basalt flows emanating from the Kilauea shield complex. These slopes have been covered repeatedlyContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | US | 19.5901 | -155.434 |
Keywords:
barren blasted land, basalt, Big Island, Chain of Craters Road, forests, Hawai'i, Holei Pali, Human Wave, Kilauea shield complex, lack, rain, rainfall, slopes, southeast coast, Uncertain Ground
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