Data Collections

NWHI - Laysan Island

Approximately 1300 km WNW from Kaua'i and 900 kilometers ESE from Midway lies Laysan Island at longitude 171 degrees 45 minutes W and latitude 25 degrees 46 minutes N. Laysan Island is about 3.7 sq. km in size, which makes it the largest island in the NWHI. Laysan Island is surrounded by a vast 4,530 sq. km shallow-water coral reef ecosystem.

Maps and Imagery

• Laysan Island map: 206KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island IKONOS image (13m): 446KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island IKONOS image (8m): 889KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island bathymetry image (13m): 266KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island bathymetry image (4m)
• Laysan Island habitat cover image (13m): 462KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island habitat cover image (4m)
• Laysan Island detailed habitat image (13m): 455KB, JPG file
• Laysan Island detailed habitat image (4m)

Shapefiles

Download shapefiles which correspond to the detailed habitat class and aggregated cover imagery. Each zipped shapefile consists of 6 separate files, with the same root name and .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, and .shx extensions.

• Laysan Island detailed habitat shapefile
• Laysan Island habitat cover shapefile

Assisted Files and Data