of the world‚ Hong Kong will give you the turning of the Earth itself. The most common country to visit for is Hong Kong because it is just near from the Philippines. And Hong Kong is famous for its two popular theme parks – the Disneyland and Ocean Park. Many years ago‚ Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure‚ yesterday and tomorrow‚ in a magical place called Disneyland. That spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland
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COT essay The Indian Ocean trade network began to flourish as trade increased between African and Asia. Powerful city-states flourished along the eastern coast of Africa. The city-states traded with inland kingdoms. It took small steps like that to create a large complex trading network that worked through the Middle East and India and throughout Africa. The trading history of Indian Ocean displays more change than continuity because of the involvement of different cultures wanting different things
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"Pacific Ocean" where they come together but do not mix. Actually‚ there is not any mixing of these two oceans‚ but there is a mixing of the "glacial melt fresh water"(Light blue color) with the "saline sea waters" (Dark blue color). However‚ due to density contrast‚ they don’t mix... at least not immediately! It has been stated that this stange and natural phenomenon is caused by and where heavy‚ sediment-laden water from the Alaskan glacial valleys and rivers pour into the open ocean. There is
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Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake Where: In the Indian Ocean. In between Sri Lanka and Indonesia‚ but closer to Indonesia and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It occurred the 26 of December 2004‚ the magnitude was 9.2 for 5 minutes. It has been said to be one of the most powerful earthquakes for 100 years. It was caused by the a fault rupture on the subduction zone of the Indian (Eurasian) plate and the Sunda plate (Indonesian plate). It has been recorded that the epicentre was 20km under the sea
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In Carl Safina’s writings of Song for the Blue Ocean‚ he reflects on his and others take on what is currently going on to the salmon across the Northwest. As you can clearly see from his writing he truly admires this animal and so do many of the people he introduces us to. He shares with us the ridicule’s many industries‚ whom are harming the salmon have laid plainly before us and we fall for without any second thought. He begins his work with a very descriptive story of a female salmon who has
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ZIMBABWE TOURISM BRANDING IN PERSPECTIVE: CAN THE UNDISCOVERED TOURISM GEMS BE THE PANACEA TO DESTINATION COMPETITIVENESS? Mirimi Kumbirai1 ‚ Shumba Keron1 ‚ Chiutsi Simon1 ‚ Hurombo Brighton1 ‚ Mangwiro Marvellous2 1 Department of Travel and Recreation Management‚ Chinhoyi University of Technology‚ Zimbabwe. 2 Department of Hospitality and Tourism‚ Chinhoyi University of Technology‚ Zimbabwe. *Corresponding author‚ e-mail: kmirimi@yahoo.com or kmirimi@cut.ac.zw Abstract The macro-economic
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Change Over Time: Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean trade began in 650 A.D. and lasted until 1750. When the Indian Ocean trade began it was very simple but over the years there were many changes. The desire to have more goods had increased and soon enough so did technology which made the Indian Ocean trade more efficient. The Indian Ocean trade was influenced by variation of many political power and it was the key-factor to the east-west exchange connecting non-neighboring countries and the spreading
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OCEAN CARRIERS Suggested Questions and Analysis Questions: Ocean Carriers uses a 9% discount rate. 1. Do you expect the daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? Spot Charter rates fluctuated based on market conditions. Exhibit 3 displays the current order book for dry capsizes for upcoming years—much larger when compared with the current fleet size per exhibit 2. When the market demand for dry bulk capsizes is high‚ carriers can demand higher spot charter rates. When market
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Tejada Traversing Unexplored Oceans During my elementary years‚ I was a student at Angelicum College QC. It is a school with a unique non-graded system; as such‚ one’s scholastic talents aren’t fully recognized or acknowledged. That is the main reason why I considered transferring schools for high school. Though hesitant at first‚ I strengthened my decision with the thought of experiencing something different because as said by Andre Gide‚ “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage
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