page_title: Laysan
hierarchical_section_title: Laysan
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bathymetrische Karte der Insel Laysan, Nordwestliche Hawaii-Inseln English: Bathymetric map of Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
context_page_description: Laysan, located 808 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu at N25° 42' 14" W171° 44' 04", is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It comprises one land mass of 1,016 acres, about 1 by 1 ¹⁄₂ miles in size. It is an atoll of sorts, although the land completely surrounds a shallow central lake some 8 feet above sea level that has a salinity approximately three times greater than the ocean. Laysan's Hawaiian name of Kauō means egg.
context_section_description: Laysan (/ˈlaɪsɑːn/; Hawaiian: Kauō [kɐwˈoː]), located 808 nautical miles (1,496 km; 930 mi) northwest of Honolulu at N25° 42' 14" W171° 44' 04", is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  It comprises one land mass of 1,016 acres (4.11 km²), about 1 by 1 ¹⁄₂ miles (1.6 by 2.4 km) in size.  It is an atoll of sorts, although the land completely surrounds a shallow central lake some 8 feet (2.4 m) above sea level that has a salinity approximately three times greater than the ocean. Laysan's Hawaiian name of Kauō means egg.
caption: Bathymetric map of Laysan