East Island (Hempstead, New York)
East Island can refer to the following islands: Americas * East Island, Hawaii, an island washed away by a storm surge * East Island (Oregon) * East Island, Rhode Island * East Falkland Oceania * East Island (Ashmore and Cartier Islands) * East Island (Lacepede Islands), Western Australia * East Island (Mary Anne Group), Western Australia * East Island, Hawaii, an island washed away by a storm surge * East Island/Whangaokeno, New Zealand * East Island, Papua New Guinea * East Island (South Australia) * East Island (Tasmania) Elsewhere * East Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) See also

* Île de l'Est, Crozet Archipelago, Indian Ocean * Eastern Island (other) * Easter Island {{geodis ...
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East Island, Hawaii
East Island is a former island, formerly about in area, long and wide. It was the second-largest in the French Frigate Shoals, and one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, approximately northwest of Honolulu. It was largely Coastal erosion, washed away in 2018 by the storm surge from Hurricane Walaka. The remaining portion of the island above sea level consists of a sandy strip approximately long. The island, a sand and gravel spit that formed part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, was a habitat for Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles, both of which are endangered species. 96% of Hawaii's green sea turtles nest in the French Frigate Shoals, and over half of those were on East Island. Charles Littnan, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, described the island as "the most important single islet for [green] sea turtle nesting". During WW2 a U.S. Coast Guard radio navigation station was built on East Island and operated from 1944 to ...
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