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  List of islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of islands of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
List of islands of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
List of islands of Indonesia, Islands of Indonesia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_islands   (155 words)

  
 List of islands of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australia has thousands of islands within its territory and several external territories.
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory.
Tasmania is a large island state off the south coast of the island continent of Australia
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_islands_of_Australia   (141 words)

  
 Geographia: Islands
Scyrus (Skyrus) was an Aegean island northeast of Euboea.
Naxos was one of the larger islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea.
Thera was an island of Cyclades, south of Naxos and north of Crete.
www.timelessmyths.com /classical/islands.html   (3721 words)

  
 List of islands in the South China Sea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
List of islands in the South China Sea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
9 Islands on the coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Pratas Islands (administered as part of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China (Taiwan))
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_islands_in_the_South_China_Sea   (144 words)

  
 Cayman Islands Birds during FONT Birding & Nature Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Leptotila jamaicensis collaris (this subspecies endemic to the Cayman Islands)
Tyrannus caudifasciatus caymanensis (this subspecies endemic to the Cayman Islands)
Elaenia martinica caymanensis (this subspecies endemic to the Cayman Islands)
www.focusonnature.com /BirdListCaymanIslands.htm   (843 words)

  
 Southeast Asia: the Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The northern end of the island of Sumatra, and one of the first Indonesian districts to be Islamicized, in the 13th century.
The island today is the last survival of the old Hindu culture in the islands, and is famous internationally for it's lush temples and the stately dance rituals still practiced there.
An island standing in the entrance to Brunei Bay, at the southwestern corner of Sabah and the northeastern edge of the Sultanate of Brunei.
ellone-loire.net /obsidian/seasiaisl.html   (3050 words)

  
 Asia Continents Facts | 4 Corners Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The demarcation between Asia and Africa is the isthmus of Suez (although the Sinai Peninsula, being a part of Egypt east of the canal, is often geopolitically considered a part of Africa).
Asia as a political division consists of the eastern part of Eurasia and nearby islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, often excluding Russia.
Asia is joined to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez and to Europe by a long border generally following the Ural Mountains.The mean elevation of the continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.), the largest of any in the world.
www.4cornersclub.com /adventure_trips/asia/continent_facts   (1970 words)

  
 BookRags: Pacific Islands Summary
These islands include the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador; the Aleutian Islands in Alaska; the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuril Islands; the island nation of Japan, which includes the Ryukyu Islands; Taiwan; the Philippines; the South China Sea Islands; and most of the islands of Indonesia.
However, it should be noted that the inhabitants of these islands are not considered to be Pacific Islanders and are usually identified with their nearest continent.
This is a list of many of the major Pacific Islands, organized by archipelago or political unit.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Pacific_Islands   (502 words)

  
 Global Volcanism Program | Maug Islands | Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Three small elongated islands up to 2.3 km long mark the northern, western, and eastern rims of a largely submerged 2.5-km-wide caldera.
The truncated inner walls of the caldera on all three islands expose lava flows and pyroclastic deposits that are cut by radial dikes; bedded ash deposits overlie the outer flanks of the islands.
No eruptions are known since the discovery of the islands by Espinosa in 1522.
www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-143   (228 words)

  
 Islands For Sale in Asia - Available Properties - Viviun the Leader in International Property Listings
The island boasts a natural spring water source, lush tropical fruits, and abundant coconut trees.
This gorgeous island is surrounded by white sandy beaches, and tropical...
Islands For Private Getaways & Resort Developments - Ultimate Escapes from the Threat of Terror - Private Islands for the Rich and Famous The Government of Indonesia has entered into an agreement with PT.
www.viviun.com /Real_Estate/Asia/Islands   (175 words)

  
 Rocky Relations - TIME Asia Magazine, May. 08, 2006
Indeed, the islands' population consists of as few as three dozen people, including some 30 Korean police, one or two lighthouse keepers and a married couple who have lived and fished there for more than three decades.
Both countries have claimed the islands as their own for more than a century, and in recent weeks the historic squabble has leapt once more to the forefront of bilateral relations.
Though the vast majority of Japanese don't consider this island dispute a particularly pressing issue, there are still plenty of tough-talking, right-wing Japanese politicians to confirm Korea's worst fears that the country is just itching to press its claims.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501060508-1189390,00.html   (1561 words)

  
 Asia Times
An archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, of which 3,000 are inhabited, Indonesia has 360 tribal and ethno-linguistic groups, about 25 language groups, and over 250 different dialect groups.
Smaller-scale outbreaks of inter-religious or inter-ethnic violence have occurred in other parts of the country, giving rise to a sense that these conflicts may be indicative of a broader deterioration in social cohesion throughout the country.
Although the conflict is often presented as simply ethnic conflict, the fact is that the Dayaks have focused their anger against the Madurese and not other ethnic groups on the island, such as Javanese and Chinese.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/DJ26Ae05.html   (3116 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Asian disaster: How to help
Cafod, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - www.cafod.org.uk - is working with partners across Asia to provide shelter, food aid and medical assistance, and assessing what further relief is needed.
Oxfam - www.oxfam.org.uk - is active in Indonesia, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka and India.
Asia Quake Relief Appeal UK, a UK-based Sri Lankan organisation, is also raising money and can be e-mailed at asia-quakerelief@europe.com.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4131881.stm   (1020 words)

  
 Chubby Hubby: Asia Pacific Best Restaurants List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
I've been doing quite a bit of thinking about Restaurant magazine's survey of the world's fifty best restaurants and how few restaurants from Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands were represented in it.
Both simply represent a statistical summation of what a percentage of the population feels (for the former, a wide range of people, for the latter a small group of anonymous "experts").
i can't participate since i haven't been anywhere near asia pacific yet, yes i know shame on me but next year, however i was thinking about how to make this a touch more equitable (can you see the statistician seeping out of me?).
www.chubbyhubby.net /2006/05/asia-pacific-best-restaurants-list.html   (1680 words)

  
 Small Island Developing States Network: List of Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Population: 749,000 (2002); Terrain: volcanic islands; Coastline: 340 km
Population: 78,252 (July 2004 estimate) a/ ; Terrain: southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic; Coastline: 1,482 km
NOTE: Population figures were obtained from the World Statistics Pocketbook, Small Island Developing States, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (containing data available as of 31 March, 2003).
www.sidsnet.org /sids_list.html   (802 words)

  
 Islands on the Air - Most Wanted   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The listings are provided for the benefit of intending DXpeditioners.
They list the most wanted IOTA Groups for each continent.
This explains the reason why some groups are shown as having been worked by no members or by far fewer members than expected - given the scale of the activity.
www.rsgbiota.org /wanted.php4?cont=AS   (247 words)

  
 CNN.com - Asia-Pacific seven on dirty money list - June 24, 2002
The trio are among seven Asia-Pacific countries and territories on the list because of what the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force says is a lack of cooperation.
They remain on the list of 15 non-cooperative countries and territories (NCCTs) in an annual report released Friday by the Task Force.
The FATF said the Cook Islands still needs to establish a financial intelligence unit to monitor suspicious transactions, and to review its laws on offshore banking activity.
archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/06/24/phil.dirtymoney.biz   (664 words)

  
 Asia Pacific ::: IGNITE and LIST
LIST, the three-year intensive training program initiated by the YFC Asia Pacific Area office, concluded in April 2006 with a combined Field Placement and Residential Training and Development Intensive on the pacific island of Fiji.
Without exception, each young leader that participated can point to specific times during the LIST training where they grew spiritually, were equipped to take on new outreach, and were encouraged and inspired by more senior leaders to stay the course and commit to continued youth work.
In addition, the early vision, creation, implementation, and administration of LIST were spearheaded by David Wraight, the Asia Pacific Area Director at the time, and Carrie Mallinson who oversaw the administration of LIST.
www.yfcasiapacific.org /LIST.html   (718 words)

  
 National Geographic Adventure Travel Guides: Southeast Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After a decade of relative stability in the region, an increasing number of travelers are moving beyond perennially popular spots like Thailand and Malaysia to formerly isolated countries such as Laos and Cambodia, and even the far-flung islands of Indonesia.
So while Southeast Asia's well-developed infrastructure, low cost, and famously easygoing locals make it a prime destination for first-timers, the biggest challenge will come not in finding your way around but in finding your own way.
Hire a guide—ask fellow travelers to help you navigate the abundant prospects—for a ten-day side trip to the island of Siberut to visit local tribes in their untouched rainforest homeland.
www.nationalgeographic.com /adventure/0210/trips_33_seasia.html   (1171 words)

  
 East Asia & Pacific
Giving unskilled workers from the Pacific Islands access to seasonal employment in neighboring labor markets is essential to the future development of the region, says new World Bank report.
East Asia is now most open region in the world, posts solid growth.
East Asia’s economies delivered another solid performance in 2005, now surpassing Europe as the most open region in the world.
web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/0,,menuPK:208943~pagePK:158889~piPK:146815~theSitePK:226301,00.html   (382 words)

  
 Southeast Asia - Council on Foreign Relations
Pro-democracy protests in Nepal are the latest manifestations of "people power" in Asia, preceded by demonstrations in Thailand and the Philippines.
Recent deadly clashes between Papuans and Indonesian police, protests against an American copper and gold mining company, and Australia’s controversial granting of asylum to a group of Papuan refugees have brought the issue of autonomy for the remote province of Papua to international attention.
Residents of the Indonesian island of Papua have been protesting exploitation by Jakarta.
www.cfr.org /region/290/southeast_asia.html   (666 words)

  
 The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Journalists David Gill and Annie Dare are teaching eight children between the ages of 12 to 18 from the coastal village of Kamburagamuwa.
The island is near the epicenter of the Dec. 26 quake that caused a massive tsunami, killing at least 180,000 people.
The quake strongly jolted nearby Nias island and was felt in Medan, said Subagio, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency's Jakarta office who goes by a single name.
tsunamihelp.blogspot.com   (5442 words)

  
 Nations Online Project :: A Destination Guide to Countries and Nations of the World
Use the maps for a voyage of discovery of countries, nation-states, areas, territories and remote provinces.
Leave the cities and visit almost unpopulated islands while you might find answers for questions like: Who are you, where do you want to go, or more concrete questions like: actually, how many nations are there in the world, how many people?
List of country names in alphabetical order in
www.nationsonline.org   (302 words)

  
 Coombsweb: The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Server
Coombsweb: The ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Server
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP ANU)
Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management (APSEM ANU)
coombs.anu.edu.au   (558 words)

  
 45-70 MHz Asian and Pacific Islands TV list for TV DXers
48-55 MHz TV list (Africa, and Middle East).
List of chA2 TV in the Pacific Islands, USA, Canada, Central America, and South America.
48-55 MHz Asia video offsets received by T. Emslie.
www.geocities.com /toddemslie/Tevhftvlist.htm   (413 words)

  
 Yachts .com Asia Yacht Charters
And, the Andaman and Similan Islands are considered one of the world’s hottest fishing and scuba diving destinations.
And, in the Indian Ocean, positioned near the equator, are a series of low-lying coral islands called the Maldives.
These islands are very popular with international tourists who enjoy their soft sand beaches, turquoise waters and coral reefs teaming with an abundance of marine flora and fauna.
www.yachts.com /charters/Asia-Yacht-Charters.html   (449 words)

  
 Islands and Sustainable Tourism - UNEP Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Conference focussed on transport, maritime tourism and on the different tools which can be implemented to prevent environmental impacts of tourism on small islands.
The conference, like a previous one held in Capri, Italy, for Mediterranean Islands in May 2000, was a regional follow up to the 1998 WTO/UNEP Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States and Other Islands in Lanzarote.
The China conference examined the various aspects that need to be considered by governments and the private sector if they wish tourism to contribute to the overall economic, social and environmental sustainability of their territories.
www.uneptie.org /pc/tourism/sensitive/islands.htm   (302 words)

  
 World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
The World Heritage List includes 830 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005)
whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1   (2104 words)

  
 Why Trailfinders? - Islands of Asia - Trailfinders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Trailfinders Islands of Asia brochure offers you a combination of great choice and great value at idyllic beach resorts throughout Southeast Asia.
Trailfinders is continually investing in and developing the most up to date computerised systems to ensure service is efficient, accurate and speedy - you can even view your booking online in real time with our ViewTrail facility.
Family policies and facilities are clearly listed for each property so it's quick and easy to identify the best resorts for you and your children.
www.trailfinders.com /asia/ioawhytf.htm   (417 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Persons entering or leaving Solomon Islands must be in possession of a valid passport issued by the proper Passport authority of the country to which he is a citizen or national and must be in possession of a valid onward/return air ticket from Solomon Islands.
A visitors permit entitles a visitor to remain in Solomon Islands for any period or periods in the aggregate, not exceeding three months in any period of twelve months.
A visitor’s permit can be extended beyond the 3 months for a further period or aggregated period of up to 3 months provided there are special circumstances justifying the extension.
www.commerce.gov.sb /Divisions/Immigration/Immigration_Requirements.htm   (528 words)

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