able leadership and diplomatic skill‚ you will steer the work of this session to a successful conclusion. Mr. President‚ Maldives being a nation of very small islands had to face the issues of shelter in its own special way. Due to the fragmented nature of the country‚ with the population distributed over a large number of small islands‚ provision of infrastructure to small pockets of population‚ on an effective and sustainable manner‚ required new thinking in planning. At present a very important
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archipelago. RA 3046 stood unchallenged until 2009‚ when Congress amended it and passed RA 9522. This amending law shortened one baseline and determined new base points of the archipelago. Moreso‚ it has identified the Kalayaan Island Group and the Scarborough Shoal‚ as "regimes of islands"‚ generating their own maritime zones. The petitioners filed a case assailing the constitutionality of RA 9522. To their opinion‚ the law has effectively reduced the maritime territory of the country. With this‚ Article
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The Archipelago Is the Reflection of Our Society After reading the “Archipelago”‚ a story which dealing with the evolution of inhabitants of an island‚ writing by A.C Tillyer‚ we begin to understand that the island depicted in this short story is reflecting the evolution of our own society trough time. This story is dealing with fear and intolerance‚ problems that each of us is facing every single day. First we will see that the Archipelago at the beginning and before the construction of the
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the water sports facilities along its stunning beaches make Mauritius an ideal location for a magical honeymoon. Seychelles This haven in the Indian Ocean is a smidgen of coral atolls. A silent and peaceful getaway‚ the island of Mahé is the vivacious hub of this island. Sparkling deep blue seas line and tall palm beaches sweep you off your feet. You will love to walk over the soft‚ powdery sands and or just
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Zealand in the South Pacific. It is also very close to the international dateline and the equator. Samoa are islands that total in land area of approximately 2934 sq km‚ consisting of the two large islands named Upolu and Savai’i. The two island make must of Samoa. The other eight small islands include: Manono‚ Apolima‚ Nuutele‚ Nuulua‚ Namua‚ Fanuatapu‚ Nuusafee and Nuulopa. The main island of Upolu is home to about 30% of the Samoan population and the capital is Apia. The climate is tropical with
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Megan Rose Tennenbaum April/May‚ 2012 English 1 – 1 If I Were An Animal Essay: Ring-Tailed Lemur Lemurs are found exclusively on the small island of Madagascar‚ which is located on the coast of Africa‚ and some of the small neighboring islands. Due to this geographic isolation‚ Madagascar is the home to numerous amazing animals that are not found anywhere else on Earth. It has been said that lemurs might just have floated there eons ago on “rafts” of vegetation and simply evolved in isolation
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was killed by a bolt of lightning and this was also blamed on the rabbits‚ for it is well known that lettuce-eaters cause lightning. The wolves threatened to civilize the rabbits if they didn’t behave‚ and the rabbits decided to run away to a desert island. But the other animals‚ who lived at a great distance‚ shamed them saying‚ "You must stay where you are and be brave. This is no world for escapists. If the wolves attack you‚ we will come to your aid in all probability." So the rabbits continued
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cleared his throat. “Well then.” He passed a hand through his fair hair and spoke. “We’re on an island. We’ve been on the mountain top and seen water all round. We saw no houses‚ no smoke‚ no footprints‚ no boats‚ no people. We’re on an uninhabited island with no other people on it.” Jack broke in. “All the same you need an army–for hunting. Hunting pigs–” “Yes. There are pigs on the island.” All three of them tried to convey the sense of the pink live thing struggling in the creepers.
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Habitat Background Information: Lime Cay‚ the man islet of the Port Royal Cays‚ located 17 degrees north and 76 degrees west‚ is one of the many cays in Jamaica. By definition‚ a cay is a small low elevated sandy island formed on the surface of a coral reef. These types of islands are usually found in the Caribbean Sea‚ Pacific‚ Indian and Atlantic Ocean. Also they are circular in shape. A cay is home to many different species due to the formation of habitats such as the rocky shore habitat. A
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really unique as well due the particular climates and geology. All these things make Australia a unique country. Australia has the sixth largest land around the world‚ but its landforms are different from other countries. Australia is the biggest island country in the world. It is surrounded by many seas. However‚ the rivers or lakes inside Australia are very few‚ so the lands are really arid. Nearly seventy percents of lands are desserts. In the middle and west of Australia‚ there are some big desserts
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