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  Lisianski is a low island that covers an area of 400 acres.   Click here to see how big Lisianski Island is compared to Aloha Stadium and its parking lot.

  The surrounding reef area covers more than 310,000 acres.

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  Lisianski was by accidentally discovered in 1805, when a ship under the Russian captain, Yurii Lisianski, ran aground.

 

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  • Lisianski is a raised atoll: It used to be underwater but has re-surfaced.  It will again fall below the ocean surface.  Learn more about the birth, life and decline of volcanic islands

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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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