Hanauma Bay

Hanauma Bay
Hanauma Bay
	Aerial view of Hanauma Bay
Geography
Location	Hawaii, United States
Geology
Mountain type	Tuff cone
Last eruption	32,000 years ago

Hanauma Bay is a tuff cone in Honolulu, Hawaii. It sits near another volcano called Koko Crater.

It was created 32,000 years ago[1] as a vent of the Koʻolau Volcano. It is a popular tourist attraction due to the beach in its crater and at one point had 3 million visitors a year. The bay holds many types of marine wildlife.

The origin of the name “Hanauma” is not well known. The “hana” part means “bay” while the meaning behind “uma” is debated.

References

"geology, Official Web Site for The City and County of Honolulu". web.archive.org. 2012-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] "geology, Official Web Site for The City and County of Honolulu". web.archive.org. 2012-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)