page_title: Oahu
section_title: Tourist attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Oahu / Tourist attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Waikiki Beach, Honolulu - Hawaii
context_page_description: Oahu, also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—about two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island lies within Honolulu County and the state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast.
  Including small associated islands such as Ford Island plus those in Kāneʻohe Bay and off the eastern coast, its area is 596.7 square miles, making it the 20th-largest island in the United States.
  Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across. Its shoreline is 227 miles long. The island is composed of two separate shield volcanoes: the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges, with a broad valley or saddle between them. The highest point is Kaʻala in the Waiʻanae Range, rising to 4,003 feet above sea level.
caption: Waikīkī Beach is one of the most known beaches in the world.
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