Kilauea Lighthouse

lighthouse, Hawaii, United States

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The Kilauea Lighthouse is located on Kilauea Point on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. This lighthouse is notable for containing the world's largest, though now inactive, lighthouse clamshell lens. Kauai itself is the northernmost and geologically oldest of the major Hawaiian islands, known for its lush vegetation and scenic beauty. It was the site of the first landing of English explorer Captain James Cook in 1778.1

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…Historical Park (built 1816), and Kilauea Lighthouse, which contains the world’s largest (although now inactive) lighthouse clamshell lens. Kauai is home to three properties of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1964: Limahuli Garden and Preserve, on the north shore, and Allerton Garden and McBryde…
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…Historical Park (built 1816), and Kilauea Lighthouse, which contains the world’s largest (although now inactive) lighthouse clamshell lens. Kauai is home to three properties of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1964: Limahuli Garden and Preserve, on the north shore, and Allerton Garden and McBryde…
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