Punalu'u Beach, Hawaii

 

International Space Station 56mm Photograph

Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

 

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PUNALU'U BEACH , HAWAII 19.14N, 155.50W

The link is to a description of the beach. According to the page, this is the most famous black sand beach on the Big Island.

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L.  Froschauer Photograph

"This [Samples 3 & 4] is striking. The sand in the tide area is incredibly fine while that outside of the tide area is course with small chunks of lava included." L.  Froschauer

 

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Punalu'u Lava Rock

"The rock I gave you came from the lava viewing area of Kilauea which is at the end of highway 130. It has to be the end since the lava flow goes right through it! The guide there said that the lava that we were standing on was 6 months old. Here is a link to the viewing site."  A. Jewett

 

 

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Aha! The mystery has finally been solved! The "Unknown Beach" that was labeled "Ponalulu Beach" is really Punalu'u (I think).

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