[:ja]ルカ・パルミタノ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したハワイ島（ビッグアイランド）です。
ハワイ島は、ハワイ諸島で最大の島であることから、「ビッグアイランド」（”The Big Island”）の愛称でも呼ばれています。
同島東岸の都市・ヒロは、日系移民によって開発された都市です。ヒロは、歴史的に津波によって数度壊滅的被害を受けた経験から、太平洋津波博物館が設置されており、津波に関する研究が行われています。また、ハワイ島内の南西にある町キャプテン・クックは、ヨーロッパ人として始めてハワイを「発見した」キャプテン・クックことジェームズ・クックがハワイの原住民に殺害された場所であり、ケアラケクア湾にはその記念碑があります。また、ハワイ島は、ホットスポット上にあることから活発な火山活動が起き、活火山はマウナ・ロアとキラウエアです。島中央部のマウナ・ケア（4,205m）とマウナ・ロア（4,169m）の2つの4000m級火山のうち、ギネスブックの認定によると、海洋底の基部から測った高さでは、マウナ・ケアが10,203mで世界で最も高い山となっています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.1152: Hawaii Island🇺🇸
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS Hawaii Island, U.S.
Hawaii, “the Big Island,” is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the largest and the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. It has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago’s combined landmass, and is the largest island in the U.S. The island of Hawaii is built from 5 separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially of which Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are still active volcanoes. Because of the volcanic activity, the island of Hawaii is still growing. Between January 1983 and September 2002, lava flows added 220Ha to the island. Sugarcane was the backbone of the island of Hawaii’s economy for more than a century, and today most of the island’s economy is based on tourism, centered primarily in resort areas on the western coast of the island in the North Kona and South Kohala districts. More recently, Hawaii Island has become a focus for sustainable tourism.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1152: Hawaii Island🇺🇸
Astronaut Luca Parmitano captured from ISS Hawaii Island, U.S.
Hawaii, “the Big Island,” is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the largest and the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. It has 63% of the Hawaiian archipelago’s combined landmass, and is the largest island in the U.S. The island of Hawaii is built from 5 separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially of which Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are still active volcanoes. Because of the volcanic activity, the island of Hawaii is still growing. Between January 1983 and September 2002, lava flows added 220Ha to the island. Sugarcane was the backbone of the island of Hawaii’s economy for more than a century, and today most of the island’s economy is based on tourism, centered primarily in resort areas on the western coast of the island in the North Kona and South Kohala districts. More recently, Hawaii Island has become a focus for sustainable tourism.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Luca Parmitano’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]