Editing Rain shadow (section)

====Pacific Islands====
* [[Hawaii]] also has rain shadows, with some areas being desert.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Giambelluca| first1 = Tom| last2 = Sanderson | first2 = Marie | title = Prevailing Trade Winds: Climate and Weather in Hawaií| publisher = University of Hawaii Press| date = 1993| page = 62| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EIOFE_6JdzIC| isbn = 978-0-8248-1491-5}}</ref> [[Orographic lift]]ing produces the world's second-highest annual precipitation record, {{convert|12700|mm|in|abbr=on}}, on the island of [[Kauai]]; the leeward side is understandably rain-shadowed.<ref name="Whiteman"/> The entire island of [[Kahoolawe]] lies in the rain shadow of Maui's [[Haleakalā|East Maui Volcano]].{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* [[New Caledonia]] lies astride the [[Tropic of Capricorn]], between 19° and 23° south latitude. The climate of the islands is [[tropics|tropical]], and rainfall is brought by trade winds from the east. The western side of the Grande Terre lies in the rain shadow of the central mountains, and rainfall averages are significantly lower.
* On the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]] is found one of the most remarkable rain shadows anywhere on Earth. The [[Southern Alps]] intercept moisture coming off the Tasman Sea, precipitating about {{convert|6,300|to|8,900|mm|in|abbr=on}} liquid water equivalent per year and creating large [[glacier]]s on the [[West Coast, New Zealand|western side]]. To the east of the Southern Alps, scarcely {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the snowy peaks, yearly rainfall drops to less than {{convert|760|mm|in|abbr=on}} and some areas less than {{convert|380|mm|in|abbr=on}}. (see [[Nor'west arch]] for more on this subject).