Compare And Contrast Big Island And Oahu

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Have you ever walked through a lava tube? When we were on the Big Island, we got to walk through lava tubes. These tubes are chambers in which lava once flowed. It’s hollow because the lava cooled from the outside in which made it that way. We can’t travel through these on Oahu because we don’t have any lava tubes. All of our volcanoes are inactive. The Big island is better because of the many fun things to do. It is better than Oahu for 3 reasons, they have volcanoes, lava tubes, and historical military sites.

Oahu and the Big Island have many similarities, but they also have a lot of differences. One of the main differences is that the Big Island still has active volcanoes. These volcanoes include Maunaloa, Kilauea and Loihi. Mauna Loa
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They have KMC while Oahu has JBPHH. These installations were both around when the attack on Pearl Harbor was here. This was a place for the troops to go if they needed a place to stay. This means they are both very old. Another similarity is
That they are both very tropical. Both places get fairly hot and they both can get very humid. They also both have lots of jungles which make it tropical, since we have tropical rainforest on both Islands. One last similarity we have is that we both have many volcanoes. Many of our volcanoes are extinct, but they also have some extinct volcanoes. The volcanoes around our island and their island has formed a very mountainy range. You can tour all of these volcanoes on both islands. Those are some major similarities.

Have you ever walked through a lava tube? Well now you may want to after finding out about them. In conclusion, the Big Island and Oahu have many similarities, however the Big Island is better. It is better because of it’s many active volcanoes, colder climates, and more attractions to see. With the way the people have naturally let the land grow and not disturb it, why wouldn't you want to go see it. It’s not like you get to see this stuff every

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