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The smallest island of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, it is still one of the tallest, with a height of 170 feet above sea level.
First discovered in 1820, Captain Joseph Allen of the Nantucket whaler, Maro, reported seeing "a new island or rock not laid down on any of our charts. . . . It has two detached humps. . . . We call it Gardner's Island."
It is interesting to note that the number of coral species found at Gardner is nearly twice that found at the similar basalt islands of Nihoa and Mokumanamana. Also, many main Hawaiian fish species not found at other NWHI areas are found here. Gardner Pinnacles is also home to seabirds, insects, and only one species of plant, the succulent sea purslane.
The smallest island of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, it is still one of the tallest, with a height of 170 feet above sea level.
First discovered in 1820, Captain Joseph Allen of the Nantucket whaler, Maro, reported seeing "a new island or rock not laid down on any of our charts. . . . It has two detached humps. . . . We call it Gardner's Island."
It is interesting to note that the number of coral species found at Gardner is nearly twice that found at the similar basalt islands of Nihoa and Mokumanamana. Also, many main Hawaiian fish species not found at other NWHI areas are found here. Gardner Pinnacles is also home to seabirds, insects, and only one species of plant, the succulent sea purslane.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner_Pinnacles
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Coordinates: 24°59'55"N 167°59'57"W
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