Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
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locator_y =
location = Hawaii, United States
nearest_city = Pahala, Hawaii
lat_degrees = 19
lat_minutes = 15
lat_seconds = 40
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 155
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 12
long_direction = W
area = convert|130790|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established = 1978
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governing_body = National Park Service

Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness is a designated wilderness area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was designated in 1978 with convert|123100|acre|km2|0|sing=off, and was later expanded to convert|130790|acre|km2|0|sing=off. [ [http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=5068&agencyCode=145 Haleakala National Park Wilderness Area] - Recreation.gov] Wilderness designation covers the northwestern extension of the National Park, including the volcano Mauna Loa. In the southwestern portion of the park, a large chunk of wilderness includes several miles of coastline, a small portion southeast of the visitors center, and the 'Ola'a Forest, which is separate from and just north of the park. [ [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=234 Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness] - Wilderness.net]

References

ee also

*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act
*Haleakala Wilderness

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/havo/ Hawaii Volcanoes National Park] - National Park Service
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=234&tab=Images Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness] - Wilderness.net