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A geological tour of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawai‘i

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In this shaded relief and bathymetric map of the Island of Hawai‘i, colors indicate water depth, from shallow (orange and yellow) to deep (blue and purple), and shades of gray indicate the land area above sea level. From: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2809, "Hawai‘i's Volcanoes Revealed" (available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2809/).