The Hawaiian Archipelago consists of over 130 scattered points of land stretching some 1,600 miles in length from the Kure Atoll in the north to the Island of Hawaii in the south.
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Mauna Kea on Hawaii is the tallest mountain in the world (measured from its base at the ocean floor).
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The Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii, was once used as a target by the U.S. Navy and Air Force the services are cleaning up unexploded shells. No one is allowed to go ashore without permission. The island consists of an uninhabited area of 45 square miles.