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Necker Island is shaped like a fishhook and covers about 45 acres of land. The highest point is 84 m (277 ft) at Summit Hill. Click here to see how big Necker Islands is compared to Aloha Stadium and its parking lot.
There are numerous archaeological sites on Necker. The architecture of these sites, and the style of the objects found there, resemble those of the Marquesas Islands, thousands of kilometers to the southeast.
Necker is a dry volcanic island with a surrounding reef area of more than 140,000 acres.
Mokuakamohoali'i, Hanakaieie, Hanakeaumoe, and Ununui are traditional names of islands west of Nihoa, but it is not known which islands these names refer to. Necker was given the Hawaiian name Mokumanamana in the 20th century.
Necker Links
- Learn about the unique stone images
found on Necker Island
- Read a detailed article on the history of Necker and Nihoa Islands
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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