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le. Hawaii’s tallest mountain , Mauna Kea stands at 13,796 ft (4,205 m) but is taller than Mount Everest if followed to the base of the mountain— on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. All of the Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from a magma (巖漿 ) source described in geological theory as a hot theory maintains that as the plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction,the hotspot remains quiet, slowly creating new explains why only volcanoes on the southern half of the Big Island, and the Loihi Seamount deep below the waters off its southern coast, are presently active, with Loihi being the newest volcano to form. The last volcanic eruption outside the Big Island occurred at Haleakala on Maui in the late 18th century, though recent research suggests that Haleakala’s m ost recent eruption could be hundreds of years earlier. Because of the islands’ volcanic formation , native life before human activity is said to have arrived by the “3W’s” : wind (carried through the air), waves (brought by ocean currents), and wings (birds, insects, and whatever they brought with them). The plete separation of the Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean from any continent, and the wide range of environments to be found on high islands located in and near the tropic (回歸線 ), have resulted in a vast variety of plants and has more endangered species per square mile and has lost a higher percentage of its local species than anywhere else on Earth. Outlines Details on a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean to the Union on August 21st,1959 Population 1,211,537 Formation of the Hawaiian Islands eruptions of The Hawaiian Island chain of hundreds of islands eight “main lands” with the largest called the “Big Island” or “Big Isle” to avoid being 5. ________ with the name of the state The tallest mountain Mauna Kea with an of 1