2. Contents
Introducation
Location
History
Hawaii is the 50th State of the USA
The Hawaiian flag
The Hawaiian Sights
Hawaii Volcanoes-Nationalpark
Water Activities
Conclusion
References
4. History
Native people:
Polynesian
discovered 1778, by the
Englishman Captain
James Cook
5. Hawaii is the 50th State of the USA
It consists of a long chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Capital: Honolulu
Size: 28.000 square km
Population: 1.3 Million
Highest Point: Mauna Kea
(4,205 m high)
Climate: The air
temperature is between
22-27°C.The water
temperature is always
22°C.
6. The Hawaiian flag
The Union Jack (the
flag of Great Britain)
is in the upper left
corner of Hawaii's
flag,
honoring Hawaii's
long relationship with
the British.
The eight stripes of
white, red and blue
represent the eight
main islands of Hawaii.
7. The Hawaiian Sights
The well-known sights
are the large beaches.
The most known:
Waikiki Beach with
Mauna Lea in the
background.
•A further
characteristic
are the Hula
Dances, which
are today still
danced.
8. Hawaii Volcanoes-Nationalpark
The two 4000 Meter
Volcanoes on ‚Big Island’
are the highest
mountains on earth, if
we consider the
submarine parts.
11. Conclusion
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12. References
According to the Geographic Names Information
System, Island of Hawaii is the preferred name,
see U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names
Information System: Island of Hawaii.
"Table 5.08 - Land Area of Islands: 2000" (PDF).
State of Hawaii Data Book. State of Hawaii. 2004.
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/datab
ook/db2004/section05.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
Highest Mountain InThe World
G.A. MacDonald and A. T. Abbott. 1970. Volcanoes
in the Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.