Makaʻalae – Cape in Maui, Hawaii

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 362011

Location

State Hawaii

County Maui

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

20°33'39"N 156°39'32"W

Decimal Degrees

20.560732, -156.659023

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Kahoolawe

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Paako

14.8 mi ENE

Also Known As

Makaalae Makaalae

Hydrography

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Description

On NW coast of Kahoolawe, 3.2 km (2 mi) NW of Lua Kealialalo.

History

Name reportedly means "point of the mud hen".

Nearby Features

Kiʻi Cape · 1.1 mi ENE
Lae ʻO Honokoʻa Cape · 1.2 mi WSW
Honokoʻa Bay Bay · 1.3 mi WSW
Ahupūiki Gulch Valley · 1.6 mi ENE
Ahupū Iki Bay Bay · 1.6 mi ENE
Lua ʻO Keaualuna Crater · 1.6 mi SSE
The Arch Arch · 1.7 mi ENE
Ahupū Bay Bay · 1.8 mi ENE
Ahupū Gulch Valley · 1.8 mi ENE
Lua ʻO Keālialalo Crater · 1.9 mi SE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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