Crescent Shaped Island

Recently I received an e-mail showing crescent and star shaped Islands.



It looked too good to be true. So I made a thorough search on the internet and found that it is a morphed image. A moon shaped islet does exist, however the star is fake.

The islet is Molokini, a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater in Alalakeiki Channel between the islands of Maui and Kaho'olawe, part of Maui County in Hawaii. It has a diameter of about 0.4 miles (0.6 km).

Its crescent shape protects divers from waves and the channel's powerful currents and it is a popular tourist destination for scuba diving and snorkelling. Reportedly it is one of the top 10 dive spots in the world.


Image from Flickr is by eh3k

Image from Flickr is by Gouldy99



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Source of info: Wikipedia

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