this report will focus on the largest land reclamation project to date‚ the manmade island formed in the shape of a date palm. The island‚ which Dubai has already termed “the eighth wonder of the world‚” adds almost 1‚600 km (1‚000 mi) of additional coastline to Dubai‚ and is formally called the Palm Jumeirah (3). While it is an engineering marvel‚ without extensive research and planning‚ the creation of such an island chain could have severely affected the local environment and coastal eco-system.
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INTRODUCTION Penang Island was founded in 1786 by a multilingual maverick‚ Captain Francis Light of the British colonial firm‚ the East India Company. The Sir Francis Drake of his day‚ Captain Light envisaged his new town as a harbor for China-bound ships in pursuit of tea and opium. Under Captain Light‚ Penang was given duty-free status and new arrivals were allowed to claim as much land as they could clear. According to one story‚ he ended up bombarding it with silver dollars from cannons
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Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal‚ between the Indian peninsula to the west and Burma to the north and east. Most of the islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India‚ while a small number in the north of the archipelago belong to Burma. 12 00 N92 45 E is the longitude and longitude of these islands. Paragraph on the topography of the land: Flat? Mountainous? Plateau like? The climate
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Diaoyu Islands Or Senkaku Islands Course: China Minor- Geography‚ History and Politics Date: 27 February 2013 Occasion Part of the ChinaMinor are the courses of GHP‚ which is short for Geography‚ History and Politics. At this course we have to learn all kind of things relating to these subjects like the time of the dynasties and the journey of Marco Polo to China. Part of our mark for GHP is to write an essay about a certain subject relates to China. The subject we got was the conflict
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A group of archaeologists discovered a lost island. The island was once the ancient city of Kane. It was discovered in the eastern Aegean Sea. Xenophon was a Greek historian that mentioned the island. The island is memorable because of the Battle of Arginusae in 406 B.C. The Arginusae islands are now referred to as Garip islands. Venerable sources refer to three Arginusae islands. However‚ the precise location of the third island is vague. Researches used geological evidence to confirm that Kane
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ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY DUMAGUETE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM SY 2010 – 2011 THE IMPACT OF ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING ON THE MARINE SANCTUARY TOWARDS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN APO ISLAND FOR THE PERIOD 2000 – 2010. CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING INTRODUCTION In a remote fishing village in the Philippine archipelago‚ coastal fishers responded to falling fish stocks by working harder to catch them. The combination
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The flag of the United States Virgin Islands is one of the most attractive flags of this world . The flag is very similar to the United States presidential flag. The flag consists of a white background on which a strong bald golden eagle sits in the center holding a green branch on the right talon and three light blue arrows in its left talon. These three light blue arrows represent the three islands St. Thomas‚ St. Croix and St. John. The mighty shield on its chest bears a blue chief on the top
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The Galapagos Islands Brandy Nicole Welch SCI 230 Instructor Amy Hurst July 25‚ 2009 ‘Hence‚ both in space and time‚ we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact – that mystery of mysteries – the first appearance of new beings on this earth’ was the description Charles Darwin gave when describing his experience on the Galapagos Islands during his five year expedition on board the Beagle. (Levy‚ 2007) Many may ask ‘what are the Galapagos Islands‚ and why are so many trying
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The documentary‚ Alcatraz is Not an Island‚ describes the occupation that made Alcatraz a symbol for Indigenous people as motivation to stand up against the cruelty that they have experienced since the arrival of the Europeans. Hence the name of the film‚ Alcatraz can be seen as an inspiration for Indigenous people rather than an island. The first attempt to occupy Alcatraz took place in 1964 when a group of four Native Americans landed on the island and claimed it for four hours before the
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The Galapagos Islands The Galapagos Islands are a group of 16 islands located in the Pacific Ocean that straddle the equator about 525 miles west of the South American Coastline. The islands were formed by underwater volcanoes millions of years ago and belong to Ecuador. The Galapagos are well known for their vast diversity in plant and animal populations. Some of the plant and animal life found on the islands cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Galapagos Islands are considered to
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