Metroji clue #37

Honolulu in five emoji

United States

The most isolated major city in the world by most measures, on the third largest island in the chain. Every clue here is either water or volcano.

What each emoji refers to

WaikΔ«kΔ« was a swamp before it was a beach resort.
The lei is given on arrival and on departure.
About 3,800 kilometres of open Pacific separate the city from the mainland.
Diamond Head is a tuff cone left by a single eruption.
Duke Kahanamoku took surfing from here to the rest of the world.

Honolulu at a glance

Country
United States
Coordinates
21.31Β° N, 157.86Β° W
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Honolulu.

City Distance Direction
MajuroMarshall Islands 3,680 km
South TarawaKiribati 3,850 km
San FranciscoUnited States 3,850 km
Los AngelesUnited States 4,120 km
FunafutiTuvalu 4,160 km
ApiaSamoa 4,190 km

Nearest cities we have written up

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