HAWAU, OR THE HAWATAN IS

LANDS are situated in the North Pacific. They were formerly known as the Sandwich islands, and have been American territory since 1898. Their latitutde is from 19° 54’ to 22° 15’ N., and their longitude 154° 50’ to 160° 30’ W. They thus extend N.W. to S.E. for about 390 miles on the northern edge of the tropics. The islands serve as the cro roads of the Pacific, as they are more than 2,000 miles from the nearest mainland. They are 2,089 miles from San Francisco, 4,680 mniles from Panama, 3,800 from Manila, and 4,950 miles from Hong Kong. The area of the territory is 6,449 square miles and comprises twenty islands, of which nine are inhabited, the latter being the main island, Hawaii, 4,016 square miles, Maui, 728; Oahu, 598; Kauai, 547; Mokokai, 261; Lanai, 140; Niihau, 73; Kahoolawe, 44; and Molokini, 2.7 square miles. The island of Hawaii, by which the group is commonly designated, constitutes nearly two thirds of the entire territory, but Oahu, on which the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu, is situated, is the more important island. These two islands and Maui contain large areas of fertile plains and valleys between the mountains and the coasts. All the islands are mountainous and of voleanic origin. Like other Pacific. islands, they form the summits of towering volcanic ma es projected up from the sea bed, with steep and rocky coasts and precipices extending several miles. Hawaii island has the loftiest peaks, “DUI g ‘Auedwo ’ o & azeoipuks 2's # Bale 81Ug 59 2 ESS. Zo & 708, mt $eeot OuL os x | ausaiy Rt ePhins; IMG:map174.jpg: