• This Island's Inhabitants Outlive Almost Anyone On Earth. (huffpost.com)
  • Each of the Hawaiian Islands has its own unique name, often reflecting a particular aspect of the island's geography or history. (hawaiistar.com)
  • We drove through small villages, along the central mountain range, and over the island to Pico do Arieiro, the island's third highest peak. (expeditions.com)
  • In 2007, a large outbreak occurred on Yap Island in the South Pacific, infecting almost two-thirds of the island's inhabitants. (cdc.gov)
  • Tuvalu, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, will not exist in the next 50 years if sea levels continue to rise. (yourtango.com)
  • For the next 50 years, St. Pierre was an English possession. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • Its goal is to provide new and culturally appropriate alternatives in response to the challenge that this disease presents, not only to the population of the entire island, but also to its diaspora in the Caribbean, North America, and Europe. (bvsalud.org)
  • View of the park ferry approaching Hontoon Island State Park, in DeLand, Florida. (stateparks.com)
  • Hontoon Island State Park offers 6 rustic cabins. (stateparks.com)
  • Hontoon Island State Park also offers the Bedtime Story Camper Lending Library of picture books for campers aged four to nine. (stateparks.com)
  • Hontoon Island State Park is open for day use. (floridastateparks.org)
  • A small floating convenience store stocked with candy, junk food, and sodas for purchase comes to the island daily, as well as the tourists. (matadornetwork.com)
  • As of September 2010, inbound tourists registered an increase of 13% when compared to the same period last year and outbound passengers went up by 7% when compared to the same period last year. (traveldocs.com)
  • SOMEWHERE in the Solomon Islands lies a place that remains unscathed by time - or tourists. (solomonstarnews.com)
  • The Gulf of Alaska is bordered on the west by Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula and on the southeast by the Alexander Archipelago. (frontiersin.org)
  • The Hawaiian Islands are a volcanic archipelago located in the central Pacific Ocean, which is today part of the U.S. state of Hawaii. (hawaiistar.com)
  • As a gesture of gratitude, Cook named the archipelago the "Sandwich Islands" after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich . (hawaiistar.com)
  • On the island of Heimaey, in the Westman island archipelago in the southern part of Iceland, you can do just that. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • In the 1960s, its colonial instinct ignited once more: a secret decision was taken to offer the US a base at Diego Garcia, one of the islands of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, create a new colony (the 'British Indian Ocean Territory') and deport the entire local population. (waterstones.com)
  • Diego Garcia, a small island in the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean was given to the US as a military base. (waterstones.com)
  • When the Normans seized the archipelago, in 1090, there was a mixed population in our islands, consisting of Muslims, Christians and Jews. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • Java, known as Jawa in Indonesian, is a large island centrally located in the Indonesian archipelago. (molon.de)
  • At 13.4 square kilometres, it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. (profil-rejser.dk)
  • It is an archipelago comprised of one large island surrounded by approximately 450 smaller islands. (nasa.gov)
  • The earliest human remains of Australia's indigenous people can be traced back approximately 50,000 years. (worldatlas.com)
  • If they arrive by ferry, accompanied, perhaps, by puffins and gannets flying overhead, they are likely unaware that the island that stretches before them has increased by more than two kilometers since l973-about seven football fields- as a result of concentrated lava flow. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Visitors can learn as much as they desire about volcanoes (at the museum), see the volcanic features and the new parts of the island formed by lava, meet inhabitants and stop by other local sights, including a mountain that is considered one of the least hospitable locations on earth, with winds gusting up to 110 miles per hour. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • The surface geology of Isle Royale was shaped by the Greenstone lava flow around 1 billion years ago. (nasa.gov)
  • An astronaut onboard the International Space Station took this photograph of Isle Royale National Park while in orbit over the Upper Great Lakes in April 2020. (nasa.gov)
  • Organization (WHO) or induced modifica- tiated with the aim of eliminating LF as a tions to this regimen (e.g. single-dose DEC public health problem by the year 2020. (who.int)
  • METHODS: We estimated the proportion of women aged 40 years who reported receiving a mammogram in the past 2 years, by age group, state, and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, using 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: The proportion of women aged 50-74 years who received a mammogram in the past 2 years was 78.1% (95% CI, 77.4%-78.8%) in 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • There are few inhabitants of the area and most are fishermen and farmers. (authorhouse.com)
  • It seems likely that Basque and French fishermen were already using the islands by then and had given them their present name. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • The rich fishing grounds near the islands attracted European fishermen who came and went with the fishing season. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • Fishermen, hunters and farmers inhabited the Japanese islands. (referat.ru)
  • During the 2010 national census, Batam was the fastest-growing municipality in Indonesia the decade prior, with a population growth rate of 11% per year. (wikipedia.org)
  • In quick dispatch the entire population of the island was evacuated. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • It is over 1000km long and has with 130 million inhabitants a high population density. (molon.de)
  • If, again, we contrast the St Kildans with the inhabitants of the more accessible islands, and still more with the population of the mainland, I am inclined to think that the very fact of their isolation adds to the strength of the chain which binds them to their native rock. (electricscotland.com)
  • Estimate of resident (de jure) population on 1 July of given calendar year. (who.int)
  • Since 2000 data collection cycle, a separate entry for \"de facto\" population is provided (indicator 999997).WHO usually receives mid-year population by sex and age, together with annual mortality data. (who.int)
  • However, for some countries there is a delay of 2 or even more years in reporting mortality and population by age, making it impossible to calculate many indicators for which numerator data are available for more recent years. (who.int)
  • If these data are not available, UN population estimates (based on projections) are used for the most recent year until they are replaced by national estimates received from countries. (who.int)
  • Also, the mid-year population is not calculated as an average anymore, but is the observed registered population in the National Civil Registry. (who.int)
  • This Japanese region has the highest proportion of people over 100 years old and they're ridiculously healthy. (huffpost.com)
  • Before European exploration and colonization, the islands were home to the indigenous Polynesian people . (hawaiistar.com)
  • Cook's arrival marked the beginning of a new era for the Hawaiian Islands and their indigenous people. (hawaiistar.com)
  • For much of recorded history the inhabitants of these islands have been a famously disorderly people. (theweek.com)
  • The 1,200 or so people who inhabit those islands, the Uru people, have lived here for centuries. (matadornetwork.com)
  • The Uros people create these islands by hand using a type of mud that floats and stacking layers of reeds on top of the mud. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Its inhabitants barely exceeds 14,000 people. (stopsunstein.com)
  • NEWLY registered North Malaita Tourism Association (NMTA) and people of North Malaita in Malaita Province have been informed about the new marketing approach conducted internationally by the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB). (solomonstarnews.com)
  • Scientists believe the Japanese people descended from many groups that migrated to the islands from other parts of Asia, including China and Korea. (referat.ru)
  • But other islands where tests were done were still inhabited-and people there were exposed to huge amounts of nuclear fallout. (revcom.us)
  • People in the Marshall Islands continue to suffer from chronic, long-term exposure to radioactive isotopes concentrated in plants, animals, and fruit. (revcom.us)
  • The international FoAM group has been working for a number of years on using games to strengthen the connection between plants and people. (pixelache.ac)
  • Noncommunicable disease occurs disproportionately among people in their most productive years of youth and middle age (4). (cdc.gov)
  • What if you could visit Pompeii or Herculaneum and meet the inhabitants who fled the horrific volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and decided to come back, dig out their old houses from under tons of pumice, and bring the towns back to life? (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Furthermore, in early 2021, Singapore's government unveiled an ambitious plan to create Tengah, an innovative eco-friendly city in the western part of the island. (lu.se)
  • In the early 19th century, sugarcane agriculture was very limited on the Hawaiian Islands. (wikibooks.org)
  • While in 1859 the Hawaiian Islands' annual sugar production was only about 1.8 million pounds, towards the end of the 1860s, sugar exports from Hawaii had increased ten-fold, with annual sugar exports of over 18 million pounds in 1868. (wikibooks.org)
  • the original name for the Hawaiian Islands was Hawaiʻi, referencing the largest island in the chain. (hawaiistar.com)
  • The Hawaiian Islands have a rich history that dates back thousands of years. (hawaiistar.com)
  • It was on January 18, 1778, when Captain James Cook , an English explorer, made his first contact with the Hawaiian Islands. (hawaiistar.com)
  • After his initial contact with the Hawaiian Islands, Captain Cook continued his exploration and eventually made his way to the island of Maui. (hawaiistar.com)
  • In 2017, 10 percent of respondents stated that they preferred organic food when buying groceries, which was 3 percent more than in the comparison year 2015. (statista.com)
  • and (3) registries that did not meet the NPCR 24-month standards for all years 2014-2017. (cdc.gov)
  • Grímsey is a small Icelandic island, 40 kilometres off the north coast of the main island of Iceland, straddling the Arctic Circle. (profil-rejser.dk)
  • Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles , 234 kilometres (146 mi) in length and as much as 80 kilometres (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea . (artandpopularculture.com)
  • American scientists were working and living in villages in southeastern Senegal all of August of that year, on a project involving research on mosquitoes and malaria. (cdc.gov)
  • Kalamang is spoken on the biggest of the islands, in both of the villages on the island: Antalisa (Tamisen in Kalamang) and Mas (Sewa). (lu.se)
  • For a quiet afternoon or bedtime, share a story with your child to help explain the sights and sounds of Hontoon Island. (stateparks.com)
  • archeological evidence suggests that the area was first peopled around 6,000 years after the retreat of the glaciers. (city-data.com)
  • You'll likely be able to see the Hooiberg volcanic formation from almost anywhere on the island of Aruba. (celebritycruises.com)
  • Another of the soldiers, Shōichi Shimada, was shot dead in 1954 by island police officers. (explorersweb.com)
  • Inhabitants of Rongelap (an atoll about 90 miles from Bikini) suffered acute radiation illness in 1954 when 2 inches of radioactive fallout from "Bravo" coated the ground. (revcom.us)
  • Thirty years later 95% of the residents who lived on the island between 1948 and 1954 had thyroid cancer and the rate today is 200% above the national baseline. (revcom.us)
  • 1 Other symptoms, reported during the large outbreak on Réunion Island in 2005-2006, included maculopapular rash on the trunk and limbs, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and fatigue. (who.int)
  • Travelers can also reach the Uros Islands via a long overnight bus ride or an all-day train ride from Cusco. (matadornetwork.com)
  • During the early years of sugar production, commerce between Hawaii and the United States was relatively limited. (wikibooks.org)
  • Early Europeans explorers described Easter Island as a wasteland. (mapquest.com)
  • Without materials for making rope or lumber, visitors wondered, how could the early inhabitants of Easter have mounted these enormous sculptures into place? (mapquest.com)
  • Inhabitants are primarily of African descent. (cdc.gov)
  • For years island has been a point of interest for scientists and archeologists exploring it throughout. (orangesmile.com)
  • Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. (wikipedia.org)
  • This island, located in the St. Johns River in Volusia County, welcomes visitors to enjoy nature and history in quiet solitude. (stateparks.com)
  • Learn something about the history of Hontoon Island. (stateparks.com)
  • It is important to recognize and honor the original inhabitants of Hawaii and their contributions to the islands' history and culture. (hawaiistar.com)
  • He arrived on the island of Kauai, not knowing he was about to change the course of history. (hawaiistar.com)
  • A riveting story of a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War that changed Canadian history forever. (scholastic.ca)
  • The history of Jews in Malta may date back more three thousand years. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • The history of the small Jewish Community of Malta goes back to the arrival of the Semitic Phoenician settlers almost three thousand five hundred years ago. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • One of the most remarkable figures in Medieval Jewish history, Avraham Ben Shmuel Abulafia, lived for many years in Malta, to be exact on the small rocky isle of Comino. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)
  • This distinctive assortment covers the history of the island for the previous 4 and a half thousand years. (stopsunstein.com)
  • Japan has a history that dates back thousands of years. (referat.ru)
  • In more recent geologic history , glacial events have further shaped the landscape by removing bedrock and accentuating the ridge and valley formations across Isle Royale. (nasa.gov)
  • For a gay visitor, we recommend spending a weekend in Honolulu, which has the only developed gay nightlife in the state, followed by a few days detoxing on the other side of Oahu or on one of the other major islands, like Kauai, Maui, or the Big Island. (outtraveler.com)
  • The central topographic spine of the island is largely comprised of altered basaltic rock ( greenstone ) that lends its name to the Greenstone Ridge Trail. (nasa.gov)
  • Whether you are a sports enthusiast, an epicurean, a culture enthusiast, a nature lover or an experienced gourmet, the island lends itself to a wide range of activities and stays all year round. (visit-corsica.com)
  • The Polynesians arrived in Hawaii around 1,500 years ago, bringing with them their unique culture and traditions. (hawaiistar.com)
  • Discover the unique art of Corsican living, culture and traditions, the exceptional characteristics of the island including its language. (visit-corsica.com)
  • The islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon were officially discovered by the Portuguese navigator, Joãn Áólvares Fagundes on 21 October, 1520. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • Certainly Jacques Cartier, who stopped there on his return to France during his second voyage in 1536, referred to the islands as St. Pierre. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • When the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) brought these wars to an end, France gave up its claims not only to Newfoundland but to St. Pierre, Miquelon and the accompanying islands as well. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • By 1708, the stress of these attacks had caused the inhabitants to abandon the islands. (heritage.nf.ca)
  • Onoda's orders were clear: to hamper enemy attacks on the island (including destroying the airstrip which he arrived on), and never to surrender or take his own life. (explorersweb.com)
  • Three remarkable artifacts have been found in the vicinity of Hontoon Island. (stateparks.com)
  • The last of the morning departures took the rest of us on a full day tour of this remarkable island! (expeditions.com)
  • The Oceania region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean, has historically been free from chikungunya. (who.int)
  • The clinical characteristics of chikungunya include acute onset of fever which may last up to two weeks and painful, potentially debilitating, polyarthritis in adults which may last for up to a year following infection. (who.int)
  • 3 On the island of Réunion, it was estimated that more than 30% of the 770 000 inhabitants were infected by CHIKV.2 In 2005, an epidemic of chikungunya began in India which resulted in more than 1.39 million suspected cases by 2011. (who.int)
  • Silentworld Shipping and Logistics directly contributed over SBD$500,000,000 into the country's economy over the past ten years, This was highlighted on Saturday night when the company celebrated its 10th anniversary since its establishment in Solomon Islands. (solomonstarnews.com)
  • THE North Malaita Tourism Association (NMTA) has acknowledged the visit by a high level delegation from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB). (solomonstarnews.com)
  • Wrapping up the biggest ever Solomon Islands promotional campaign in Australia, Solomon Airlines and the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau have hailed the week-long travel industry road show industry update series in Queensland and NSW a major success. (solomonstarnews.com)
  • The Caribbean island of Jamaica was inhabited by the Arawak tribes prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494. (artandpopularculture.com)
  • Grenada, a developing nation in the southern Caribbean, lies north of Trinidad and Tobago and is part of the chain of islands called the Grenadines (2). (cdc.gov)
  • He took me on boat rides in my local garb to show me the inhabitants' fishing techniques and grounds. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Data shows there's almost a six-year difference in average life expectancy. (huffpost.com)
  • We're here to find out how the great general spent the last six years of his life. (expeditions.com)
  • The Uros women wasted no time welcoming me into their family for a couple of days and were excited to get me acclimated to life on the island. (matadornetwork.com)
  • A year after his return, he moved to a Japanese colony in São Paulo for a more tranquil life. (explorersweb.com)
  • The inhabitants of Rendova live life much like they have for centuries. (solomonstarnews.com)
  • The National Archaeological Museum of Aruba gives visitors an understanding of life on the island long before European settlement. (celebritycruises.com)
  • Busy life is mostly limited to the island capital city, while outside of Chora it's very calm and peaceful even in high season. (orangesmile.com)
  • Mushroom cultivation has become an important part of everyday life and the 'Mushroom Research Center Helsinki' at Suomenlinna island explains how the breeding of mycelium and mushrooms is a way to save societies and the planet. (pixelache.ac)
  • Onset occurs in the first few months of life, but the disease is usually well developed by age 3-4 years. (medscape.com)
  • Five hundred years ago, they found, Easter Island had been a tropical paradise hosting lush forests and as many as 20,000 residents. (mapquest.com)
  • Climb the hundreds of restored steps to the summit of Hooiberg, which promises incredible, lush views of the entire island below you. (celebritycruises.com)
  • Speaking of queens, in the 1930s Robert Allerton and his lover John Gregg Allerton began to remake this 100-acre estate, spending 20 years transforming it into the lush paradise it is today. (outtraveler.com)
  • Children attend kindergarten and elementary school on the Uros islands, while older children continue their education on the mainland. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Hunting is prohibited on Isle Royale and animals only rarely migrate to and from the mainland, making the island a good natural laboratory for documenting wolf and moose populations and gaining insight into predator-prey relationships . (nasa.gov)
  • the temporary removal of the inhabitants to the mainland, during the tempestuous months of winter, with the view of their returning to their native rock in the spring, to prosecute fowling and the other avocations to which they have so long been attached. (electricscotland.com)
  • Even an inhabitant of the Long Island thinks nothing of transporting himself and his belongings to almost any portion of the mainland, with which his communication, if not frequent, is at least regular and continuous. (electricscotland.com)
  • The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang , and Galang (collectively called Barelang ), as well as Bulang to the west and several small islands. (wikipedia.org)
  • It had a full kitchen with solar panels perched on a grass pole, a lounge area with a swing set and chairs all made out of grass, a pond where the fish that is caught is kept, separate men's and women's bathrooms (port-a-potties with holes cut through the island), and of course the family homes. (matadornetwork.com)
  • They are surrounded by the waters of northwestern Lake Superior-the world's largest body of freshwater by surface area, which partially freezes each year . (nasa.gov)
  • A really short (160 pages) but brilliant book on the Chagos Islands (Mauritius territory, Indian Ocean) and their fate as part of the British geopolitical game in the mid to late 20th century. (waterstones.com)
  • This genotype gained dominance in 2004 and 2005 when it was introduced from Kenya into the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Réunion, Seychelles, Mauritius and Mayotte where it was associated with an outbreak involving hundreds of thousands of reported cases. (who.int)
  • When you hear the word "Aruba," a few things immediately come to mind: turquoise, clear waters, year-round sunshine, and white sand beaches. (celebritycruises.com)
  • There are nearly 40 sand beaches, the most of any island in the state. (outtraveler.com)
  • Ios Island is the location of one of the most beautiful beaches in whole Greece - Mylopotas Bay. (orangesmile.com)
  • But what did native Hawaiians call these paradise islands before European explorers arrived in the 18th century? (hawaiistar.com)
  • Two years later, New York was made the temporary capital of the new nation and was the seat of Congress until 1790. (city-data.com)
  • Evidence of Native American habitation over thousands of years can be witnessed as visitors hike through the park. (stateparks.com)
  • Civilizations disappear, and thousands of years later, researchers are left to pick through the ivy-covered ruins of their cities. (mapquest.com)
  • Established in 1975, the park saw fur traders nearly two centuries earlier, and it supported human inhabitants thousands of years before that. (nasa.gov)
  • Between 1946 and 1962, the U.S. government conducted nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, contaminating thousands of Pacific Islands. (revcom.us)
  • Usually, four or five families live on one island at any given time. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Ian Fleming , who lived in Jamaica, repeatedly used the island as a setting in his James Bond novels, including Live and Let Die , Doctor No , " For Your Eyes Only ", The Man with the Golden Gun , and Octopussy and The Living Daylights . (artandpopularculture.com)
  • So far, the only James Bond film adaptation to have been set in Jamaica is Doctor No . Filming for the fictional island of San Monique in Live and Let Die took place in Jamaica. (artandpopularculture.com)
  • We'll also look at the effects of Captain James Cook's arrival in 1778 and how Hawaiʻi became known to Europeans as the Sandwich Islands before reverting to its original name. (hawaiistar.com)
  • His family, who had thought he was dead, saw him for the first time since he was a 22-year-old. (explorersweb.com)
  • At the time, the park's islands were partially covered in snow. (nasa.gov)
  • The lakes-frozen at the time of this image-are visible near the center of the main island. (nasa.gov)
  • Pixelache festival takes place for the first time on Suomenlinna island. (pixelache.ac)
  • Diving alone pumps around $90 million into the economy each year. (dw.com)
  • Moreover, by 2030, our planet is projected to have 43 megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants, with most of them being in currently developing regions. (lu.se)
  • With the rapid development of the island, based on Government Regulation No. 34 of 1983, the Batam District (which is part of Riau Islands Regency) was upgraded to municipality status which has the duties in running government administration and society and support the development of BP Batam . (wikipedia.org)
  • In that year, island residents voted to join the municipality with Akureyri. (profil-rejser.dk)
  • Britain has blockaded Louisbourg, and supplies for the 4000 inhabitants are running short. (scholastic.ca)
  • When my boat first arrived at Khantati Island, I was greeted by local women wearing vibrant traditional woven skirts and sporting braided hair tied with neon pom-poms. (matadornetwork.com)
  • The Portuguese had built a factory in Calicut several years earlier, believing they had been given a monopoly over the local spice trade. (listverse.com)
  • For example, Cuban persons reported an average of 3 days per year lost ``other Hispanic'' origin, which includes from school or work, compared with about 6 days for Mexican and Puerto Rican persons of Central and South American persons and 7 days for ``other Hispanic'' persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex(2) by Marital Status(5) 10 Universe: Persons 15 years and over Male: Never married Now married, except separated Separated Widowed Divorced Female: (Repeat Marital Status) P15. (cdc.gov)
  • The island belongs to a group of three referred to as the Karas Islands. (lu.se)
  • The Dutch West India Company dispatched the first permanent settlers to Manhattan Island in 1624. (city-data.com)
  • Barataria, with its three islands - Grand Terre, Grand Isle and Cheniere Caminada - is literally a fortress. (authorhouse.com)
  • Visitors watch video footage of the evacuation and hear the announcement that was made to inform all the inhabitants that they had to leave their homes and head immediately for fishing boats. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • The motto of Aruba is "one happy island," and both locals and visitors make that motto come true every day of the year. (celebritycruises.com)
  • The artwork will be a kind of communal 'toolkit' for the inhabitants and visitors of the island. (pixelache.ac)
  • Francisco de la Cuesta, a Hieronymite , who, together with a large number of prominent laymen and ecclesiastics , was imprisoned by the tyrannical governor Bustamente, in Fort Santiago, whence he was afterwards taken and forced by the populace to accept the governorship of the islands ad interim, in place of Bustamente. (newadvent.org)
  • For years, this remote place has captured the imagination of all of us. (expeditions.com)
  • At the western end of the island, the JW Marriott Ihilani is a great choice for couples who want to escape but don?t feel like island-hopping and a nice place to relax after a few nocturnal outings in Waikiki. (outtraveler.com)
  • Its Mount Waialeale gets more than 440 inches of rainfall per year, making it the world's wettest place. (outtraveler.com)
  • The best place to start exploring historical heritage of the island is Chore itself. (orangesmile.com)
  • It's widely thought that Ios is the place, where the poet has spent his latest years and has been buried. (orangesmile.com)
  • But the house is a little gem, as is the entire island that we explore far and wide until we meet the longest existing reptile. (expeditions.com)
  • The largest of the atomic tests, code-named "Bravo" and 1,000 times greater than the bomb used on Hiroshima, completely annihilated three islands, left a huge crater on the atoll's reef, and generated an "atomic wave" that washed over the entire island of Bikini. (revcom.us)
  • According to author Jared Diamond, it was the monuments themselves that drove Easter Island to its present ruin [source: cannibalism. (mapquest.com)
  • No ship can pass into or out of the Mississippi without having to squeeze past this trio of islands. (authorhouse.com)
  • DURING the past year, a large amount of correspondence has appeared in some of the leading Scottish journals relative to the present condition and future prospects of the inhabitants of St Kilda. (electricscotland.com)
  • Fablabs have been set up all over the world over the past couple of years and have a potential of becoming a more flexible and ecological alternative compared to traditional industrial mass production. (pixelache.ac)
  • However, it's important to note that the native Hawaiians had their own names for the islands long before Cook's arrival. (hawaiistar.com)
  • Two of the terminal moraine deposits eventually became present-day Staten Island and Long Island. (city-data.com)
  • Hiroo Onoda spent 29 years living the jungle long after World War II had ended. (explorersweb.com)
  • and an island once depopulated will remain a desert, as long as the present facility of travel gives every one who is discontented and unsettled the choice of his abode. (electricscotland.com)