House of the Sun

E172549

House of the Sun is the English translation of the Hawaiian name for Haleakalā, the massive shield volcano and centerpiece of Haleakalā National Park on Maui.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
House of the Sun canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Hawaiian sun god ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Māui snaring the sun ⓘ
formedBy Hawaii hotspot ⓘ
hasApproxElevationFeet 10023 ⓘ
hasApproxElevationMeters 3055 ⓘ
hasClimate alpine climate at summit ⓘ
hasCraterDiameterApproxKm 11.3 ⓘ
hasCraterLengthApproxKm 11.3 ⓘ
hasCraterWidthApproxKm 3.2 ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians ⓘ
hasGeologicalAgeDescription relatively young volcanic edifice ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish House of the Sun ⓘ
hasNameInHawaiian Haleakalā ⓘ
linked to: Haleakalā volcano
hasNearbyObservatory Haleakalā Observatory ⓘ
hasNotableView sunrise ⓘ
sunset ⓘ
hasProminence high prominence ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus national park centerpiece ⓘ
hasRoadAccess Haleakalā Highway ⓘ
hasSummitFeature large erosional crater ⓘ
hasUNESCOContext part of Hawaii’s notable natural heritage ⓘ
hasVegetationZones cinder desert ⓘ
subalpine shrubland ⓘ
isDormantOrActive dormant volcano ⓘ
isHighestPointOf Maui ⓘ
isManagedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
isOnTectonicPlate Pacific Plate ⓘ
isPartOfIslandChain Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
isPopularForActivity hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
stargazing ⓘ
isSacredIn Hawaiian culture ⓘ
locatedInCountry United States ⓘ
locatedInNationalPark Haleakalā National Park ⓘ
locatedInState Hawaii ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Maui ⓘ
mountainRange Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
nameMeaning House of the Sun ⓘ
partOf Haleakalā National Park ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observation ⓘ
atmospheric research ⓘ
volcanoType shield volcano ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haleakalā National Park → meaningOfName → House of the Sun ⓘ
Casa del Sol → translationOfName → House of the Sun ⓘ
Haleakalā volcano → hasHawaiianNameMeaning → House of the Sun ⓘ
House of the Sun → hasNameInEnglish → House of the Sun ⓘ
House of the Sun → nameMeaning → House of the Sun ⓘ
Beth Shemesh → nameMeaning → House of the Sun ⓘ
Casa del Sol → nameMeaning → House of the Sun ⓘ
Jack Tworkov → notableWork → House of the Sun ⓘ