Earth:Āliamanu Crater
| Āliamanu Crater | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aerial view of Salt Lake (Āliapa‘akai) with Āliamanu Crater directly above | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 760 ft (230 m) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 21°21′42″N 157°54′54″W / 21.36167°N 157.915°W |
| Geography | |
  Āliamanu Crater Āliamanu Crater within Hawaii | |
| Location | Salt Lake, Hawaii, United States |
| Parent range | Hawaiian Islands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Tuff cone |
| Volcanic arc | Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain |
Āliamanu Crater, also known as Leilono Crater[1][2] or North Crater,[2] is a volcanic tuff cone in the Salt Lake neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii.[3]
It has an elevation of 760 feet,[4] towering the nearby Āliapa‘akai and Makalapa craters.
History
The first geological description of Aliamanu was done by 19th century geologist James Dwight Dana.[5]
In the early 20th century, the US military constructed a military base within the crater now known as the Aliamanu Military Reserve. The area was also used for underground ammunition storage.[4]
Geology
Āliamanu was one of the many tuff craters formed during the Honolulu Volcanics, a series of eruptions in southeastern Oahu.[3]
Legends
The Ancient hawaiians believed the upper rim of Aliamanu crater to be the location of Leilono, a site said to contain the entrance to the otherworld (Pō).[6]
Legends also record the Hawaiian goddesses Pele and Hiʻiaka using the crater as a habitat.[6]
References
- ↑ "Hawaiian Place Names". https://ulukau.org/cgi-bin/hpn?e=d-0mahele--00-0-0--010---4------0-0l--1haw-Zz-1---20-intro---00031-00112escapewin-00escapewin-00&cl=CL1.11.1.53&d=HASH019889927b8a69f7e30e2fdb&x=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Decisions on Names in the United States. Department of the Interior. 1959.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Geolex — Aliamanu publications". https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/AliamanuRefs_4535.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thompson, Erwin N. (1985) (in en). Pacific Ocean Engineers History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific, 1905–1980. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 75.
- ↑ Pankiwskyj, Kost A.. "Geology of the Salt lake Area, Oahu, Hawaii". Pacific Science 26: 244.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ka Makani Ho'eo o Moanalua The Ho'eo, whistling wind of Moanalua". Moanalua Ahupua'a: 44.
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