Punchbowl Crater and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Honolulu, Hawaii)

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Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcano located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the second largest U.S. military cemetery after Arlington National Cemetery.

The crater was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the Honolulu period of secondary volcanic activity. A crater resulted from the ejection of hot lava through cracks in the old coral reefs which, at the time, extended to the foot of the Koolau Mountain Range.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbowl_Crater
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Coordinates:   21°18'45"N   157°50'46"W
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