Pearl Harbor

Satellite View of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

A satellite view of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is a natural cloverleaf harbor that lays west of Honolulu and the airport. It is home to a series of naval bases, and was made infamous on Dec 7, 1941 when the Japanese navy launched a surprise attack, forcing the US to enter World War 2.

Although there is archeological evidence that Pearl Harbor was used as a seaport dating back more than a thousand years, it was not used extensively until the early 1800's because of it's shallow depth.

The harbor was named after the Pearls that were found in the oysters that were so plentiful in the harbor all the way up to the end of the 19th century ...

Arizona Memorial

A view above the Arizona Memorial
Arizona Memorial from above

Another view of the Arizona Memorial

A view from inside the Arizona Memorial
Inside the Arizona Memorial

Bowfin Memorial

The Bowfin Memorial is an actual World War 2 submarine that's on display near Pearl Harbor.

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