Oahu Island 0
Oahu, known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the State of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast. In greatest dimension, this volcanic island is 44 miles (71 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) across. The length of the shoreline is 227 miles (365 km). The island is the result of two separate shield volcanoes: Wai’anae and Ko’olau, with a broad “valley” or saddle (the central Oahu Plain) between them. The highest point is Mt. Ka’ala in the Wai’anae Range, rising to 4,003 feet (1,220 m) above sea level.
Today, Oahu has become a tourism and shopping haven as over five million visitors flock there every year to enjoy the quintessential island holiday experience that the Hawaiian Islands and their multicultural people now personify.
Tourist attraction:
- Hanauma Bay
- Waikiki Beach
- Kailua Beach
- Lanikai Beach
- Waimanalo Beach
- Ala Moana Beach
- Sunset Beach
- Waimea Bay
- Sandy Beach