Moloaa Bay

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Moloaʻa Bay
Moloaʻa Bay

Moloaʻa Bay is on the North-East shore on the island of Kaua'i in Hawaii. The bay is 0.44 miles long .[1]

Moloaʻa Bay is recorded for having one of the highest runups in Kauai during the 1946 tsunami, also experiencing one of the highest wave amplitudes (11.5).[2][3]

Some scenes in the Gilligan's Island pilot were filmed in Moloaʻa Bay.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ EPA - Beach Advisories And Online Notification
  2. ^ Shoreline Modeling Segments in the Hawaiian Islands Critical for Regional Tsunami Evacuation Determinations
  3. ^ April 1, 1946 Tsunami Amplitudes
  4. ^ Tour Gilligan's Island

Coordinates: 22°11′44″N 159°19′50″W / 22.19568, -159.330415

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