1. Intoduction Spratly Islands is made up of over a 100 islands‚ shoals and reefs. The land area is less than 5 square kilometers right at the center of West Philippine Sea. So why do regional players such China‚ Taiwan‚ Vietnam‚ Malaysia‚ Brunei and the Philippines squabbling over it? And what is the interest of the United States of America in the issue? The simple answer is the potential for oil and natural gasoline in the area. The more complex geopolitical answer is power projection.
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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 Spratly Islands are a disputed group of more than 750 reefs‚ islets‚ atolls‚ cays‚ and islands in the South China Sea.[5] The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines‚ Malaysia (Sabah)‚ and southern Vietnam. They contain less than 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles) of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers (164‚100 square miles) of sea. The Spratlys are one of 3 archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and which complicate
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wide and lies only a few metres above sea level. Robben Island has an important history. The island was discovered a very long time ago by stone age people. As the years went by‚ the island was used for several purposes. Such as: to isolate leper people(mensen met melaatsheid) or to lock prisoners away. Robben Island became more famous because of a man that we all know today‚ his name is Nelson Mandela. In the 20th century Robben Island was used to lock away potential criminals or people who had
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Whether you are a skillful diver‚ or just a beginner in this sport‚ Sipadan Island from the Malaysian archipelagos is definitely the place to go on your vacation. Located on the east side of the Borneo Island‚ Sipadan has been free of inhabitants ever since it was declared a “natural sanctuary”‚ with the great contribution of the famous marine biologist Jacques Yves Cousteau. From this point of view‚ it is a great opportunity to study different species of sea creatures in their natural habitat
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only around twice the size of Kerala. To its north lies Persian Gulf (The Ocean). It shares it’s boundary with Saudi Arabia to the west and south‚ Oman to the East and Qatar to the northwest. [pic] Fig 1.1 Map of UAE 1.2 THE NEED FOR THE ISLANDS Dubai’s booming economy was built on revenues from the oil industry after oil was discovered there in mid 1960s. However scientist predicted the oil reserve will die out around 2016. Therefore the prince of Dubai (Sheikh Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum)
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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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Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[1] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs
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Niue is located 1‚491 miles northeast of New Zealand between Tonga and Samoa and Cook Islands. It is 100 square miles in area and is an upraised coral atoll. The major land features are caves‚ a steep limestone central plateau‚ sea cliffs and tide pools along coast‚ mountains and rainforests. In Niue they have warm days and at night it is cold. It is mostly raining and stormy. They have stormy and sunny but mostly storming. Niue is unique because there are no endemic plants. All of the plants
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Treasure Island: An Analysis Treasure Island‚ by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ is a tale of adventure filled with exciting characters and set in exotic locales. This paper will present background information on both the novel and its author and analyze and discuss the major characters‚ themes and motifs. Stevenson was born the only child of a prosperous middle-class family in Edinburgh‚ Scotland‚ in November 1850. His father‚ Thomas‚ was a civil engineer who specialized in the design and construction
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