East Molokai
| East Molokai Volcano | |
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| Wailau | |
Aerial photo of the southwestern flank of East Molokai Volcano
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,512 m (4,961 ft) |
| Coordinates | 21°07′N 156°50′W / 21.11°N 156.84°WCoordinates: 21°07′N 156°50′W / 21.11°N 156.84°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Molokai, Hawaii, United States |
| Parent range | Hawaiian Islands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain |
The East Molokai Volcano, sometimes also known as Wailau for the Wailau valley on its north side, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the eastern two-thirds of the island of Molokaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
The East Molokai has a width of 70 km (43 mi) and a length of 150 km (93 mi). It is overlapped by the West Molokai, Lanai and Haleakalā shield volcanoes. Its shield formation began two million years ago and ended 1.5 million years ago whereas its postshield eruptions occurred 1.5 to 1.3 million years ago. The pahoehoe shield volcano of the Kalaupapa Peninsula postdates the main shield volcano of East Molokai and is considered to represent the last volcanic phase of East Molokai.
East Molokai was one of the seven principal volcanoes along with West Molokai, Lānaʻi, West Maui, East Maui, Penguin Bank and Kahoʻolawe that formerly constituted the island of Maui Nui.
The highest point is the peak called Kamakou on the southern rim at 21°6′23″N 156°52′5″W / 21.10639°N 156.86806°W. The Pēpēʻōpae bog is just below the rim.
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