Big Island Hawaii: Top Photos

Fire and ice on an island still being born from molten earth

Satellite picture of the island of Hawai'i Hawaii, the archipelago’s youngest and largest island, is featured in this low-oblique, north-looking photograph. Apparent are the three main volcanoes that
A satellite view looking north over the island reveals the three main volcanoes that give the Big Island its striking silhouette — and its 4,000-square-mile scale. © Earth Sciences and Image Analysis, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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