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In the North Pacific, the Hawaian range has a west-northwest 

 course. The Sandwich or Hawaian Islands (fig. 24), from Hawaii 



Fig. 23. 



15° S 



170° E 



20° . •-. - 









to Kauai, make up the southeasterly part of the range, about 400 

 miles in length. Beyond this the line extends to 175° E., making 



Fig. 24. 





155 

 20- N \ 3 r-X 



°w 



' 





H, Hawaii; M, Maui; 3, Kahoolawe; 4, Lauai; 

 I, Molokai ; 0, Oalm ; K, Kauai. 



a total length of nearly 2000 miles, — a distance as great as from 

 Boston to the Great Salt Lake in the Rocky Mountains, or from 

 London to Alexandria. Moreover, in this chain there are on 



