Molokai is composed of three volcanoes.
West Molokai ( also known as Mauna Loa) dates from about 1.8
Myrs ago
East Molokai (Wailau) dates from about 1.3 Myrs.
Kalaupapa on the north of the island probably dates to 0.34
Myrs.
The entire island is volcanically dead and is continuously
slipping into the sea.
The stamp below was issued in 2006 and shows the coastline
eroded by ocean waves
and denuded by collapse into the ocean.
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