herself‚ spent many summers on the islands as a child as well. We honeymooned there‚ and dream of our future vacations to the islands with our own children in tow. One of the biggest dilemmas for us is which island to visit! Having been to all of them atleast once‚ we have narrowed it down to two favorites: Oahu and Kauai. The question is‚ which island do we go to‚ when visiting both is not an option? I have compared and contrasted both the island of Oahu and the island of Kauai‚ beginning with the similarities
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Easter Island can be used as a warning that cultural and environmental dangers exist due to overexploitation. Although‚ civilizations have vanished from the island it still has a remaining mystery and history to its untouched landscape. Easter Island was formed out of an ancient volcanic eruption; the island is only sixty-four square miles with habitable land and subtropical weather that makes the soil fertile. Easter Island is famous for its tight-lipped statues that stand across the island‚ which
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------------------------------------------------- Spratly Islands From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Spratlys" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Paracel Islands. Spratly Islands | Disputed islands | | Spratly Islands | Geography | Location | South China Sea | Coordinates | 10°N 114°ECoordinates: 10°N 114°E | Total islands | over 750 | Major islands | Taiping Island Namyit Island Northeast Cay Sin Cowe Island Southwest Cay Spratly Island Swallow Reef Thitu Island West York Island | Area | less
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To what extent did England neglect its citizens living on the Channel Islands once they were invaded by the German army? A. Plan of Investigation The investigation assesses “To What Extent did England Neglect its Citizens Living on the Channel Islands once They were Invaded by the German Army?”. Historians’ studies have diverged on their interpretation of this World War II event. To evaluate England’s extent of negligence‚ the living conditions of the Channel Islanders under German occupation are
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Eng 111-121 November 27‚ 2012 Hawaii and Tourism “Hawaii is like no other place on earth” (Gohawaii). Hawaii attracts many tourists per year because of its history‚ geography‚ and entertainment. This state is known for its many islands‚ volcanoes‚ and climate as well. When I think about Hawaii all I imagine is standing on the beach overlooking the ocean getting hit with the nice warm breeze hearing laughter and seeing smiles. Since “Hawaii is one of the most isolated places on Earth” it makes
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North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since the British handed the territory in 1963.
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GE-2215 December 2014 INTRODUCTION Scarborough Shoal‚ also known as Scarborough Reef‚ Democracy Reef(Chinese: 民主礁; pinyin: Mínzhǔ Jiāo)‚ Huangyan Island (simplified Chinese: 黄岩岛; traditional Chinese: 黃岩島; pinyin: Huángyán Dǎo)‚ Bajo de Masinloc and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag)‚ is a shoal located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon island in the South China Sea. It is a disputed territory claimed by the People’s Republic of China‚ Republic of China (Taiwan)‚ and the Philippines.
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Why do Philippines claim to spratly island? Answer: SUPPOSED TO BE; PHILIPPINES WILL NOT CLAIM THE SPRATLYS BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE PHILIPPINES. SPRATLYS IS WITHIN THE 200 NAUTICAL MILE EXCLUSIVE ECONIMIC ZONE - A LAW OF SEAS - UNITED NATIONS UNCLOS. THE PROBLEM IS THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INTERESTED TO TAKE OVER THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA‚ SO THE PHILIPPINES IS OBLIGED TO DEFEND ITS TERRITORY AND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY THAN TO FILE A CLAIM INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING AN ORDER
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incidents mostly happen on Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands are located near by the equator in the Pacific Ocean‚ and the Marshall Islands country consists of a group of Micronesia. Official languages of the Marshall Islands are Marshallese and English. This means that the islands were used to be related to U.S army. The Marshall Islands were independent from the United States‚ and did set up a government in 1979. Even though most of citizens of the Marshall Islands are Marshallese descent‚ there
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Galápagos Islands: The Galápagos Islands are a small‚ but unique group of islands in the pacific‚ approximately 1000km west of South America; the islands were discovered in 1935 by the Spanish. Their volcanic origin should make the islands uninhabitable‚ but in fact‚ it’s actually teaming with life on the island. The current between the islands is hot and cold‚ giving it a good diversity‚ which means there is a variety in living organisms in that area. Life is everywhere on the islands because the
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