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Mount Waiʻaleʻale /ˌwaɪˌɑːleɪˈɑːleɪ/ is a
shield volcano and the
second highest point on the
island of Kauaʻi in the
Hawaiian Islands. Its name literally...
- park, at an
elevation of 5,075 ft (1,547 m), is the Mt.
Waiʻaleʻale rain gauge. Mt.
Waiʻaleʻale is
often cited as the
wettest spot on earth,
although this...
- the island's
inactive central shield volcano,
Mount Waialeale.
Other peaks on
Kauai include:
Waialeale (5,148 feet),
Namolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau...
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humidity and
cloud attenuation are the highest.
While the
summit of
Mount Waiʻaleʻale has long been
considered the
wettest place in the
Hawaiian Islands, and...
- "USGS 220427159300201 1047.0 Mt.
Waialeale Rain Gage nr Lihue, Kauai, HI". USGS Real-time
rainfall data at
Waiʻaleʻale Raingauge.
Retrieved 2008-12-11...
- 1928 "Beautiful Kahana"/"Na Lei O Hawaii" –
Brunswick Records, as Lena
Waialeale Machado 1937 "Akaka Falls" –
Decca Records 1937 "Hooipo Hula" (also composer)...
- The
Hawaiian schooner Waialeale (pronounced Wye-Ally-Ally)
operated in the
early 1900s as part of the
Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. She was
known colloquially...
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Dubautia waialealae is
endemic to Hawaii,
where it is
known only from
Mount Waiʻaleʻale on Kauai. One
individual was seen
outside the range,
about 14 kilometers...
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arising from the
extreme rainfall on the island's
central peak,
Mount Waiʻaleʻale,
among the
wettest places on earth. The
canyon is
carved into the tholeiitic...
- warming,
leeward side
where a rain
shadow is observed. In Hawaii,
Mount Waiʻaleʻale, on the
island of Kauai, is
notable for its
extreme rainfall, as it is...
