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Site KIP-188

View along the central heiau wall to the north. (Photo by Clive Ruggles)

View of the western horizon from the heiau. (Photo by Clive Ruggles)

DTM-generated profile of the horizon to the WSW and W as seen from heiau KIP-188. The horizontal bars indicate the directions of orientation of the various E–W wall segments. The solid shaded line indicates the setting path of the sun at the December solstice; the dash-and-dot line the setting path of the sun at the equinoxes. See page 223 of the book. (Graphic by Andrew Smith)

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