East Molokaʻi Volcano

East Molokaʻi Volcano
Wailau
Aerial photo of the southwestern flank of East Molokaʻi Volcano
Highest point
Elevation1,512 m (4,961 ft)
Coordinates21°07′N 156°50′W / 21.11°N 156.84°W / 21.11; -156.84
Geography
LocationMolokaʻi, Hawaii,
United States
Parent rangeHawaiian Islands
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Volcanic zoneHawaiian-Emperor seamount chain

The East Molokaʻi 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.

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