UNESCO - Papahānaumokuākea - Lisianski Island Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Papahānaumokuākea - Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) - Papahānaumokuākea is a vast and isolated linear cluster of small islands and atolls, roughly 250 km to the northwest of the main Hawaiian Archipelago and extending over 1931 km. The area has deep cosmological and traditional significance for living Native Hawaiian culture, and as the place where it is believed that life originates and to where the spirits return after death. On two of the islands, Nihoa and Makumanamana, there are archaeological remains relating to pre-European settlement and use. Much of the monument is made up of pelagic and deepwater habitats, with noteable features such as seamounts and submerged banks, extensive coral reefs and lagoons. Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) is a low, flat sand and coral island about 1'041 miles (1'676 km) northwest of Honolulu. It is made of limestone that caps the submerged summit of an extinct shield volcano that was active about 20 million years ago. Name: Papahānaumokuākea Site: Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) Country: United State of America Location: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Inscription: 2010 Category: Natural and Cultural (iii)(vi)(viii)(ix)(x) Unesco Ref: 1326 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side