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Windward and leeward. In geography and seamanship, windward ( / ˈwɪndwərd, ˈwɪnərd /) and leeward ( / ˈliːwərd, ˈljuːərd /) are directions relative to the wind. Windward is upwind from the point of reference, i.e., towards the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is downwind from the point of reference, i.e., along the ...
Lee shore. A lee shore, sometimes also called a leeward ( / ˈljuːərd / shore, or more commonly / ˈliːwərd / ), is a nautical term to describe a stretch of shoreline that is to the lee side of a vessel—meaning the wind is blowing towards land. Its opposite, the shore on the windward side of the vessel, is called the weather or windward ...
Overall with climate change, Hawaiʻi is getting hotter. [4] Temperatures of 90 °F (32 °C) and above are uncommon, with the exception of dry, leeward areas. In the leeward areas, temperatures may reach into the low 90s several days during the year, but temperatures higher than these are unusual.
All the islands except Nihoa are north of the Tropic of Cancer, making them the only islands in Hawaii that lie outside the tropics . The Northwestern or Leeward Hawaiian Islands include: Nihoa (Moku Manu) at 23°03′38″N 161°55′19″W. / 23.06056°N 161.92194°W / 23.06056; -161.92194 ( Nihoa)
Koʻolau Range. / 21.45000°N 157.90000°W / 21.45000; -157.90000. Koʻolau Range is a name given to the dormant fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972. [3]
In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with Dominica, is called the Windward Islands. Dominica was originally considered a part of the Leeward Islands, but was transferred from the British Leeward Islands to the British Windward Islands in ...
The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south of the Leeward Islands, approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W. The name was also used to refer to a British colony which existed between 1833 and 1960 and originally consisted ...
Apr. 5—Many Hawaii residents are counting down the days to the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, with some traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to see it in totality. Many Hawaii residents ...