7．1．5 Compare and Analyze比较与分析Hawaii
The eight major islands and over 100 small islets of Hawaii—like a chain of beads some 2575 kilometers long—lie upon the Pacific，southeast to northwest．Although the state is located in the tropical zone，its climate is comfortable because of the ocean currents that pass its shores and winds that blow across the land from the northeast．The temperature usually remains close to the annual average of 24 degrees Centigrade．
Rough，black rocks of lava just out of the water along parts of the coastline．In some places，cliffs rise almost straight from the water＇s edge．Along the gentle sloping land areas to the southeast are beaches of yellow，white and black sands．
The largest island，Hawaii，lies at the southeastern end of the chain and is almost twice as large as all the others combined．Five volcanoes gave the island its form; two are still alive: Kilauea and Mauna Loa．Mauna Loa the world＇s largest active volcano，towers about the scenic Hawaii National Park which stretches from the 4250-meter mountain peak across the sea to neighboring Maui，the valley island．Tropical plants，sandydesert，waterfalls，craters and caves make the 78-square-kilometer park a tourist attraction．
夏威夷
由8座大岛和100多个小岛组成的夏威夷群岛，像一串珍珠从南到北撒落在方圆2575公里的太平洋洋面上。夏威夷地处热带，气候却温和宜人，年均温度常年在摄氏24度左右。岛上时时刮过的东北风，伴着太平洋吹来的阵阵海风，让人备感凉爽舒适。
部分海岸馋岩叠嶂，熔岩乌黑，断崖绝壁破水而出。而有的地方，则海滨地平缓，一路伸向东南。那里黄沙似金，白沙似银，黑沙如铅，煞是好看。
最大的岛屿要数夏威夷岛，它位于群岛的东南端，面积为其他各岛总合的两倍。全岛由5座火山构成，其中基拉韦厄和莫纳罗亚火山还在熔岩喷涌。莫纳罗亚火山是全球最大的活火山，顶峰高达4250米，高耸在夏威夷国家森林公园之上。该公园面积780平方公里，范围从莫纳罗亚火山顶峰顺山谷跨海延伸至相邻的毛伊岛，是著名的旅游胜地。园内热带植物茂密，沙地荒滩，飞瀑流泉点缀其间，还有神奇的火山口、山中洞穴常年供游人观赏。