Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands form part of the Hawaiian island chain
NW Hawaiian Islands is located in Pacific Ocean
NW Hawaiian Islands
NW Hawaiian Islands
Location of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
NW Hawaiian Islands is located in Hawaiian Islands
NW Hawaiian Islands
NW Hawaiian Islands
NW Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian Islands)
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates25°N 168°W / 25°N 168°W / 25; -168
ArchipelagoHawaiian Islands
Adjacent toPacific Ocean
Administration
State/TerritoryHawaii and Midway Island

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or Leeward Hawaiian Islands are a series of islands and atolls in the Hawaiian island chain located northwest of the islands of Kauai and Niʻihau. Politically, they are all part of Honolulu County in the U.S. state of Hawaii, except Midway Atoll, which is a territory distinct from the State of Hawaii, and grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.[1] The United States Census Bureau defines this area, except Midway, as Census Tract 114.98 of Honolulu County. Its total land area is 3.1075 square miles (8.048 km2). All the islands except Nihoa are north of the Tropic of Cancer, making them the only islands in Hawaii that lie outside the tropics.

The Northwestern or Leeward Hawaiian Islands include:

  1. ^ "Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument". www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

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