The island of Maui is a part of the state of Hawaii and is the second largest island in the Hawaiian Islands. Also, Maui is the 17th largest island in United States. Maui is 727.2 miles and in 2002 it had a population of 117,644. It is located at 20’48N 156’20’W on the earth surface.
The island was called Maui after the son of the legend Hawai’loa, the Polynesian navigator that discovered the Hawaiian Islands. The island of Maui is also called “Valley Isle” because of the volcanoes in the northwestern and southwestern part of the island and for its nuumerous large valleys that are carved into mountains. In addition, Maui’s landscapes and mountains are the result of its geology, topography and climate. The volcanic cones in the Hawaiian Islans is built out of dark, iron-rich rocks which poured from thousands vents as lava million years ago. Maui is a “volcanic doublet”, formed from two volcano shields that overlapped on each other. Most of the Maui is formed by sandy erosional deposits and volcanoes that are cut by valleys and steep-sided ravines.
Maui’s last eruption occurred in 1970 on the southwest shore of East Maui and on the northwest shore of West Maui. Maui is a part of a larger area that includes the Islands of Lana’I, Kaho’olawe and Moloka’i. During the declined sea level, these islands joined by making a single island.
Sources
http://www.hawaii.com/
http://www.maui.org/
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