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Waimanu Falls, Moloka’i

WorldBlue  In short

Tall waterfall with several drops and pools below the drops. The name Waimanu means "bird water".

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GPS coordinates
21.1541 N 156.9487 W
Location, address
Oceania, United States, Hawaii, near the north coast of Moloka’i, Waimanu Valley, 5.5 km south-east from Kalaupappa
Height
550 m (?), highest drop – 120 m (?)

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WorldYellow In detail

The scarce information about this waterfall is contradictory – there is another tall Waimanu Fall in Hawai’i island and it may happen that the information about both these monuments is mixed together.

References

  1. Waimanu Falls. World Waterfall Database.

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