3400 x 5100 px | 28,8 x 43,2 cm | 11,3 x 17 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
März 2005
Ort:
Kauai,USA
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A wild rooster from Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands which is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of 552.3 square miles it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the 21st largest island in the United States.Known also as the "Garden Isle", Kauai lies 105 miles (170 kilometers) across the Kauai Channel, northwest of Oʻahu. Of volcanic origin, the highest peak on this mountainous island is Kawaikini at 5, 243 feet (1, 598 m).[3] The second highest peak is Mount Waialeale near the center of the island, 5, 148 feet (1, 569 m) above sea level. One of the wettest spots on Earth, with an annual average rainfall of 460 inches (11, 700 mm), is located on the east side of Mount Waialeale. The high annual rainfall has eroded deep valleys in the central mountains, carving out canyons with many scenic waterfalls. There is no known meaning behind the name of Kauai. Native Hawaiian tradition indicates the name's origin in the legend of Hawaiiloa — the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates how he named the island of Kauai after a favorite son; therefore a possible translation of Kauai is "place around the neck", meaning how a father would carry a favorite child.
