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Hawaii’s Waimea Canyon

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December 16, 2014

Waimea Canyon, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, is located on the western side of Kaua’i in the U.S. Hawaiian Islands.

Waimea is Hawaiian for “reddish water”, a reference to the erosion of the canyon’s red soil.

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.