Northwestern Hawaiian Archipelago
What is the Geography and History of The Northwestern Hawaiian Archipelago?
Geography and history The NWHI is an archipelago which consists of a series of islands, atolls, reefs, shallow water banks, and seamounts that start with Nihoa Island and stretch 1,193 miles (1,920 km) west-northwest to Kure Atoll. They are part of the Hawaiian Ridge-Emperor Seamounts chain that extends approximately 3,700 miles (6,000 km) from the island of Hawai'i to the Aleutian Trench off the coast of Siberia.
The named islands, shoals , banks and atolls (from east to west) are: Nihoa, Necker, French Frigate Shoals, Gardner Pinnacles, Maro Reef, Laysan Island, Lisianski Island, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Midway Island, and Kure Atoll (Site hosted by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program).
The named islands, shoals , banks and atolls (from east to west) are: Nihoa, Necker, French Frigate Shoals, Gardner Pinnacles, Maro Reef, Laysan Island, Lisianski Island, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Midway Island, and Kure Atoll (Site hosted by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program).