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Geologically – and often otherwise – the most profound of borders are created by islands. Mokoli‘i Island, more popularly known as Chinaman’s Hat, makes a fun example of this as a VR panorama. Covering a bit more area than a football field, this volcanic cone towers over 60 meters (200 feet) above sea level. Kualoa Regional Park, on the major island of O‘ahu, forms a point and a beautiful place to take in the profile of the island, just half a kilometer away. Its shape from shore looks like a coolie's hat, hence the nickname. If you don't know the island you do have to see the profile to understand it – find the hotspot on the shore to see a panorama from below. Today Mokoli'i is officially a bird sanctuary. In Hawaiian legend, Hi‘iaka, goddess of lightning, defended herself by defeating a giant mo‘o (lizard) and then severed its tail which she tossed into the ocean. It became Mokoli‘i Island, which means little dragon. What can you see? Moli‘i Pond is in the park to the left of the point. Some of the mountains of the Ko‘olau Range are visible, but the tall ones disappear into the clouds. To the left of the point, as the island stretches into the distance, starts Kāneʻohe Bay, the other end of which is bordered by the pronounced Mokapu Peninsula, now a Marine base. What can you not see? The example of a border is best if you point straight down and zoom out until you see the entire island. The large screen version opens like this by default. But what you see then is just the tip of the island from five feet above the geological marker. You see only a small stretch of the actual shore, like where the waves are crashing. Nearby high peak Pu‘u Ka‘aumakua, above and to the left of the dark mountain, is hidden, but click the hotspot for a panorama made from the peak looking at this island on a clear day. Check one of the satellite images in the links below to see the shape of the island's shore. Behind the scene : how this panorama was made
Check here for more panos by Pat. Click here to see more pictures of the island. 
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