House of the Sun

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House of the Sun is the English translation of the Hawaiian name for Haleakalā, the massive shield volcano and centerpiece of Haleakalā National Park on Maui.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
House of the Sun canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural landmark
shield volcano
tourist attraction
volcano
associatedWithDeity Hawaiian sun god
associatedWithMyth Māui snaring the sun
formedBy Hawaii hotspot
hasApproxElevationFeet 10023
hasApproxElevationMeters 3055
hasClimate alpine climate at summit
hasCraterDiameterApproxKm 11.3
hasCraterLengthApproxKm 11.3
hasCraterWidthApproxKm 3.2
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians
hasGeologicalAgeDescription relatively young volcanic edifice
hasNameInEnglish House of the Sun self-link
hasNameInHawaiian Haleakalā volcano
surface form: Haleakalā
hasNearbyObservatory Haleakalā Observatory
hasNotableView sunrise
sunset
hasProminence high prominence
hasProtectedStatus national park centerpiece
hasRoadAccess Haleakalā Highway
hasSummitFeature large erosional crater
hasUNESCOContext part of Hawaii’s notable natural heritage
hasVegetationZones cinder desert
subalpine shrubland
isDormantOrActive dormant volcano
isHighestPointOf Maui
isManagedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
isOnTectonicPlate Pacific Plate
isPartOfIslandChain Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
isPopularForActivity hiking
scenic driving
stargazing
isSacredIn Hawaiian culture
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInNationalPark Haleakalā National Park
locatedInState Hawaii
locatedOnIsland Maui
mountainRange Hawaiian Islands
nameMeaning House of the Sun self-link
partOf Haleakalā National Park
usedFor astronomical observation
atmospheric research
volcanoType shield volcano

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haleakalā National Park meaningOfName House of the Sun
Casa del Sol translationOfName House of the Sun
Haleakalā volcano hasHawaiianNameMeaning House of the Sun
House of the Sun hasNameInEnglish House of the Sun self-link
House of the Sun nameMeaning House of the Sun self-link
Beth Shemesh nameMeaning House of the Sun