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A geologic tour of the Hawaiian Islands: O‘ahu

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In this shaded relief and bathymetric map of O‘ahu, which comprises two volcanoes (WAIANAE and Ko‘olau), colors indicate water depth, from shallow (orange and yellow) to deep (purple), with shades of gray indicating the island area above sea level. From: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2809, "Hawai‘i's Volcanoes Revealed" (available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2809/).