Click map for larger view   The Gardner Pinnacles are two small volcanic peaks whose total area are only 5 acres.  Click here to see how big the Gardner Pinnacles are compared to Aloha Stadium and its parking lot.   The surrounding reef is very large: more than 600,000 acres. Click picture for larger view   The pinnacles are a roosting and breeding site for 12 species of tropical seabirds.	Gardner Pinnacles Links Learn more about seabirds in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Learn more about the gradual transformation of volcanic islands into coral atolls Go to another island: Nihoa Necker French Frigate Shoals Gardner Pinnacles Laysan  Lisianski Pearl and Hermes Maro Midway Kure Click here for a large scale map (1.2 Megs) of all of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to download and printout.
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