Photo: It May Look Like Mars But Its Hawaii
February 6th, 2010
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Summit of Mauna Kea
Photo Credit: (micronova) / CC BY 2.0
“Mauna Kea is an inactive volcano in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five volcanoes which together form the island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea, according to some etymologists is a contraction of Mauna-o-Wakea, meaning in English, “Mountain of the deity Wakea.” The modern form, “Mauna Kea,” means “white mountain” in the Hawaiian language, a reference to its summit being regularly covered by snow in winter.“
Source: Wikipedia
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