Wailuku in Maui County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Master Navigators

Maui Ocean Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2008

1. Master Navigators Marker

Inscription.
Navigators!
Visually, the open ocean is a featureless environment. This makes it difficult to use sight for navigation. Hammerhead sharks can travel vast distances across the ocean by detecting electromagnetic fields around the Earth. Electromagnetic fields are produced as a result of differences in polarity between the north and south poles.

Erected by Maui Ocean Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Science & Medicine.

Location. 20° 47.544′ N, 156° 30.75′ W. Marker is in Wailuku, Hawaii, in Maui County. It is on Maalaea Road. The marker is located on the ground of the Maui Ocean Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 Maalaea Road, Wailuku HI 96793, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Lahaina and West Maui.

Globally, it is in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Submarine Communications Buoy (within shouting distance of this marker); Guardian of Sea-Going People (within shouting distance of this marker); Scandinavian Migration to Hawaii (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ko Lalo Kuilani Aloha (approx. 1.9 miles away); On Foot...By Horse... ...Then Carriages and Cars (approx. 3.3 miles away); Welcome to the Lahaina Pali Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); History of African Americans in Hawai'i (approx. 6.4 miles away); 726 Fraternal Association, Inc. (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wailuku.

Hammerhead shark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2008

2. Hammerhead shark

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2008

3. Hammerhead shark

Maui Ocean Center-entrance sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 8, 2008

4. Maui Ocean Center-entrance sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.