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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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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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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investigation. Typical of the Intuitionists text‚ Courcy Island is a classic closed setting physically and socially cut off from the outside world‚ which can only be accessed by boat. In this respect the investigation is limited to a certain location and group of people‚ creating an atmosphere of fear and suspense‚ intensifying the sense of immanent threat- “Here on the southern shore where the mainland couldn’t be seen‚ it was easy to imagine that the island was totally lost at sea..”. Crime fiction is often
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In my opinion‚ I think the Pike Island will probably be accepted by the management of the government. Their proposal has three steps. The first step is to add a concrete walking path in the island‚ and the purpose is to depict the unique shape of the island by the attractive path. The second step is to build two bridges to connect the mainland to other areas‚ and the purpose is to make visitors walk easily. The third step is to build a field station‚ and the purpose is to help the scientists collect
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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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Easter Island. The Easter Island heads‚ man made or created by something out of this world? Don’t know? Well I’m here to tell you. In this paper I’m going to talk about 3 things‚ Origins of Easter Island‚ The Mysteries of Easter Island‚ and The Stone Statues. Easter Island is located 2‚300 miles off the coast of Chile‚ it’s approximately 64 square miles. It is currently a territory of Chile‚ it is located in South America. The Island was discovered by a Dutch Admiral named‚ Jacob Roggeveen on
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