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1. The land area of this island is 260 square miles. This makes Moloka'i the fourth largest of the main Hawaiian islands.
2. There are over a 120 islands within the United States, some fairly large islands and a majority of very small ones. By land area from largest to smallest, what number is Moloka'i?
3. Moloka'i lies east of O'ahu, the most populous of the eight islands. What is the name of the channel (passage or waterway) that separates the two islands?
4. The highest point on the island is recorded at 4,970 feet on the volcano called East Moloka'i. What is the name of this point?
5. There are a few channels (passages or waterways) which separate all the islands. One of the less treacherous, the Kalohi Channel separates Moloka'i and another island. What is the name of the other island?
6. In November/December 2007, Moloka'i was ranked 6th among 111 island destinations of the world by a certain "national" magazine. The rankings are determined by a panel of 522 experts of a tourism and destination organization. What is the name of the magazine which consults these experts?
7. Moloka'i has the highest sea cliffs in the world. These sea cliffs are the result of the northern half of the East Moloka'i volcano collapsing about 1.5 million years ago.
8. Within the United States, Moloka'i has the longest fringing reef. On what shoreline is this reef located?
9. The western half of the island is dry and the soil is bare. There isn't much grass or ground cover and most of the west end is covered in what non-native tree?
10. On the northwestern shore of the island is one of the last intact dune ecosystems in Hawaii. What is the name of this remaining ecosystem?
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