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	Pagan, Northern Marianas, a Close-Up Look at an Active Volcano
		Pagan is a volcanic island located 173 nautical miles north of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
		Pagan experienced a major volcanic eruption in 1981, when Mt. Pagan in the north exploded with a glowing avalanche that fortunately flowed away from the small village of almost 60 people located south of the volcano.
		The cinder cone is composed of scoria fragments.
	www.heptune.com /pagan.html (1158 words)

	Beaver Island History from the Beaver Island Historical Society
		Just as some of those who had built the Island's two lighthouses or worked at the Coast Guard station had stayed after their job was done, so too did some of the loggers when the Lumber Company closed its operation and picked up its tracks in 1916.
		In 1905 the Island was connected to the mainland with a 200-ton telegraph cable.
		The Mormons were expelled from the island by a resentful mob which came across the lake to reclaim power over this strategic port, end a dramatic era.
	www.beaverisland.net /History (2814 words)

	EO Natural Hazards: Volcanic Activity on Pagan Island
		Pagan Island released a plume of ash and/or steam in early December 2006.
		Pagan Island is one of the most active volcanoes in the Mariana Islands.
		The island includes two stratovolcanoes composed of layers of hardened ash and lava, and consolidated volcanic rocks.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_id=14011 (194 words)

	Pagan Island - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pagan Island is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain, located at 18.10° N 145.76° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=18.10_N_145.76_E_), approximately 320 kilometers north of Saipan.
		Pagan has an area of approximately 48 square kilometers and consists of two stratovolcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land.
		The stratovolcano at the northeast end of the island, at 18.13° N 145.8° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=18.13_N_145.8_E_type:mountain), has an altitude of 570 m; the other, at the southwest end at 18.075° N 145.725° E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=18.075_N_145.725_E_type:mountain), is 548 m high.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Pagan_Island (124 words)

	:: PAGAN :: (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The coast is rocky and unapproachable except on the shores of Eastern Roadstead and Apaan Bay on the west coast.
		The largest of 19 historic eruptions was at North Pagan in 1981.
		The island is home to several rare species of animals including the Marianas megapode and the common moorhen.
	scripps.ucsd.edu /marianas/islands/pagan.cfm (245 words)

	Pozzolan on Pagan Island
		Pagan of the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, erupted in May 1981.
		Another unique characteristics of Pagan's natural pozzolan is its inherent ability to heal or re-cement cracks within the concrete by means of its continuation of pozzolantic reaction with the calcium hydroxide freed from the hydration of Portland cement.
		Pagan's natural pozzolan moderates the expansion and shrinkage of concrete.
	www.chamorro.com /nongtang (2657 words)

	CVO Menu - North Pacific Volcanic Islands
		The Melanesian islands (Melanesia), which are close to the Asian and Australian continents, are composed of rock that originated from volcanoes or sediments similar to those found on the continents.
		Pagan Island, the largest and one of the most active of the Marianas Islands, consists of two stratovolcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus.
		Pagan Island is in the northern Marianas arc, where the Pacific Plate is subducted beneath the Philipping Sea plate at about 10.7 centimeters per year (Circum-Pacific Map Project, Northwest Quadrant Panel, 1981).
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /Volcanoes/NorthPacific/description_north_pacific_volcanic_islands.html (2014 words)

	SEPTEMBER, 1944
		Pagan Island in the Marianas was attacked on 30 and 31 August.
		Pagan Island in the Marianas was attacked on September 11, by Seventh Army Air Force Thunderbolts using bombs and rockets.
		Pagan Island in the Marianas was bombed and strafed by Thunderbolts of the Seventh Army Air Force on September 18.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/comms/1944-09.html (8309 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		46'03"E; on the island of Pagan, 375 km north of Saipan.
		Lagona Lake is near the west coast and Inner Lake is at the western foot of Mount Pagan.
		Pagan is the largest Mariana island north of Saipan, and has the safest anchorage and most extensive beaches.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wetlands/pagan_lk.htm (1006 words)

	Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Pagan Island (1960)
		These island girls, however, guard their curves jealously by adorning themselves with leis, which they hold strategically in place whenever they move quickly enough for the flowers to shift.
		The island is visited by a group of (ostensibly) Polynesian men who approach by boat to, uh, pay their respects.
		Of course, the crown jewel of island goofiness is the statue of the sea god that stands in the center of the village.
	www.stomptokyo.com /movies/p/pagan-island.html (1389 words)

	Images Of The Day - Pagan Island - RedOrbit (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mariana Islands are part a volcanic island arc—surface volcanoes formed from magma generated as one tectonic plate overrides another.
		Pagan Island (image right) is made up of two volcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus of land.
		The island is sparsely populated, and it is monitored for volcanic activity by the United States Geological Survey and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands.
	www.redorbit.com /images/images-of-the-day/img/13585/pagan_island/index.html?source=r_earthiod (390 words)

	"O" Oneism.com - puerto rican political prisoner speaks out
		Dylcia Pagan • AP Dylcia Pagan stood proudly behind the podium, speaking to the packed room of New York University students that had come to see her.
		Pagan attributes the length of their prison sentences to the group’s refusal to recognize the United States judicial system’s legitimacy.
		As a result, Pagan believes that her actions were justified: “If your country is a colony, be it a declared war or undeclared war, you have the right to pick up arms, and that is what I chose to do,” she said during a prison interview.
	www.oneism.com /articles/pagan.html (595 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Fiend of Dope Island/Pagan Island (1961/1960)
		As expected, Charlie goes ballistic, and the island is embroiled in a war of nerves, with the winner claiming the spoils and the loser becoming shark bait.
		Pagan Island is a classic example of the tropical exploitation picture, using the native garb as an excuse for a bit of nudity, which is still fairly concealed behind the leis the women wear.
		Pagan Island's female cast pretty much made their only film presence here which, considering half of them look to be reading cue cards in their English half-speak, isn't wholely surprising—in fact the star used her screen name as her character name, I suppose to avoid being confused by the challenging native dialogue.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=3554 (1455 words)

	The Renaissance of Lithuania's Paganism
		In much of the West paganism is emerging as the New Age religion, as its emphasis on natural forces and ecology attracts those with '90s spiritual sensibilities.
		The legacy of a pagan lifestyle is, according to Gimbutas, "incarnate in the cosmic and lyrical conception of the world of present-day Lithuanians and Latvians, and is an unceasing inspiration to their poets, painters and musicians".
		The famed "Hill of Crosses" near Siaulai, now rife with Christian symbols, began as a pagan place of reverence from a time when the symbol of the cross was variously employed to ensure good crops, or as protection from sickness and misfortune.
	vinland.org /heathen/pagancee/lithpag.html (2127 words)

	Pagan Island - Definition, explanation
		Pagan Island is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain, located at {{coor{
		The stratovolcano at the northeast end of the island, at, has an altitude of 570 m; the other, at the southwest end at, is 548 m high.
		Pagan networking for the area between Ft. Myers and Marco Island.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pa/pagan_island.php (270 words)

	Additions/corrections Storm Data - Find Articles
		Tingting became a typhoon later in the afternoon, then passed 65 miles southwest of Pagan Island with maximum winds of 90 mph at 2200 SST that evening.
		Along with the high winds, all the islands received heavy rain, but Guam was especially hard hit, with phenomenal rainfall resulting in widespread flash flooding and property damage.
		Pagan Island: The automated station on Pagan recorded both the maximum sustained wind of 66 mph and the peak gust of 132 mph from the east-northeast at 0200 SST on the 29th.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0QRF/is_1_47/ai_n15340842 (11460 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands
		Pagan Island (image right) is made up of two volcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus of land.
		Mount Pagan, the larger of the two volcanoes, forms the northeastern portion of the island and has been the most active historically.
		The island is sparsely populated, and it is monitored for volcanic activity by the
	eol.jsc.nasa.gov /EarthObservatory/PaganIsland_NorthernMarianaIslands.htm (328 words)

	Global Volcanism Program \| Pagan \| Summary
		Pagan Island, the largest and one of the most active of the Mariana Islands volcanoes, consists of two stratovolcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus.
		The 570-m-high Mount Pagan at the NE end of the island rises above the flat floor of the northern caldera, which probably formed during the early Holocene.
		The largest eruption of Pagan during historical time took place in 1981 and prompted the evacuation of the sparsely populated island.
	www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0804-17= (150 words)

	Elba Island accommodations - SweeTuscany © Holidays Rentals in Elba Island
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	www.sweetuscany.org /accommodation_elbaisland_tuscany.htm (1465 words)

	More photos from Pagan Island
		"Pagan bay" is about the only water access to the island.
		"Pagan Chuch inside" with about 18" of volcanic ash on the floor
		"Pagan Church outside" a view of the church from outside
	www.j-aircraft.com /relics/dudley_foster/more_photos_from_pagan_island_2.htm (51 words)

	Cozumel Insider - Island Events
		While the island of Cozumel has changed greatly over the years, El Cedral Festival continues to signify 154 years of tradition that began with the promise of a grateful campesino from Saban.
		Local residents as well as tourists can experience this ancient tradition firsthand by visiting the second floor of the island's museum during the month of October, or attending a special viewing of children's altars at Colegio Americano the end of October.
		Ceremonies honoring the Virgin were cleverly designed to complement the pagan rituals that were part of Yucatecan culture at that time.
	www.cozumelinsider.com /Events (2526 words)

	Fiend of Dope Island/Pagan Island
		Into their feminine island paradise stumbles a shipwrecked sailor, who becomes infatuated with one of the locals.
		The Queen of the island speaks every line as if she's reading from a cue card, and her lack of enthusiasm is incredible.
		The "plot" of PAGAN ISLAND involves a proposed marriage between the shipwrecked guy and his chosen girl, whose religion makes the marriage problematic.
	www.dvd-today.com /dvd/B0000648XP/Fiend_of_Dope_Island/Pagan_Island.html (967 words)

	Providence \| Rhode Island news \| projo.com \| The Providence Journal
		The First Unitarian Church plans to host a Rhode Island Pagan Pride Day tomorrow, but not everyone in the church is pleased.
		This weekend's Pagan Pride Day, is a way for Rhode Island's estimated 400 pagans to get together and to "educate the public about what paganism is and isn't, " Steele said.
		Steele describes paganism as an essentially earth-based spirituality, of which witchcraft, or Wicca, is only a small part.
	www.projo.com /ri/providence/content/projo_20060915_ripagan.360fbf2.html (621 words)

	Emerging Isles of the Marianas and Japan \| marianas \| guam \| ogasawara group \| tokyo \| Iwo Jima \| Tinian
		One of the 15 islands located in the 426-mile long Marianas archipelago, Pagan Island is made-up of two strato-volcanoes, the highest of reaching over 1870 feet high.
		Pagan experienced a major eruption in 1981, leading to the evacuation of its 60 residents.
		Steep cliffs border all the islands, and columnar basalt pillars crown the ridges of the north and west islands.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/13569.html (1580 words)

	Purpose of Rhode Island Pagan Page
		Help Rhode Island Pagan Churches and other Pagan organizations establish, foster and maintain Pagan sanctuaries, gathering sites and other places of worship in accordance with the traditions, rights and practices of the various churches associated with the contact page.
		Members of the Rhode Island Pagan Community practice a variety of positive life affirming faiths that are dedicated to healing the people of the Earth as well as the Earth herself.
		Pagans are not Satanists and do not believe in the concept of a devil.
	www.tylwythteg.com /STATE-DM/rhodeisland/rhodeisland3.html (1075 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mount Pagan, the larger of the two volcanoes, forms the northeastern portion of the island and has been the most active historically.
		The island is sparsely populated, and it is monitored for volcanic activity by the
		ISS014-E-11872 was acquired January 11, 2007, with a Kodak 760C digital camera using a 180 mm lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
	earth.jsc.nasa.gov /EarthObservatory/PaganIsland_NorthernMarianaIslands.htm (328 words)

	Jacinta Matagolai Kaipat for CNMI House of Representatives
		As a child of ten living on the remote island of Pagan, Cinta watched in horror as a gunman shot her parents and 12-year old brother, then took her and her infant brother hostage as he fled into the jungle.
		WHEREAS, the residence of the Northern Islands have long been denied the full benefits of 1 CMC 4412(b) upon which MIHA was "organized and operated for the purpose of meeting the needs for descent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons of low and moderate income".
		The first permit holder to mine Pagan promised free transportation to and from Pagan for the residents as one of the conditions of the permit.
	www.cintakaipat.com /cinta.html (1835 words)

	NOVEMBER, 1944
		The airfield at Yap Island was bombed and strafed by Corsairs of the Second Marine Aircraft Wing on October 30.
		Several small islands in the Northern Palaus were hit by Catalinas of Fleet Air Wing One and Corsairs and Avengers of the Second Marine Aircraft Wing in night operations, and two fuel dumps were set afire.
		The island had been occupied by an enemy force of approximately 200 men on the night of November 7‑8 (reported in communiqué Number 181) which meanwhile had been heavily attacked with bombs and gunfire.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/comms/1944-11.html (9456 words)

	Mariana Islands - Pagan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Situated in the northern islands, 68 km south of Agrihan and 48 km north of Alamagan, the 48 km² island of Pagan consists of two stratovolcanoes (North and South Pagan) that are connected to each other by a narrow isthmus.
		The northern volcano, covered in brown ash in this image, reaches a height of 570 m and is one of the most active volcanoes of the Mariana Islands.
		South Pagan, which has been the least active of the two in historical times, reaches 548 m in height.
	oceandots.com /pacific/mariana/pagan.htm (98 words)

	Pagan Summary
		The city of Pagan (also spelled Bagan), the first capital of the Burman kings, is situated in central Burma (now Myanmar) in a sharp bend of the Irrawaddy River.
		Pagan was founded in 849 BCE and became the capital of the Pagan dynasty (1044–1300) under King Anawrahta (1044–1077), during whose reign most construction took place.
		Pagan achieved its power by combining Burman military might, Mon architectual and artisan skills, and Indian Brahman political influence and by consolidating Theravada Buddhism with indigenous nat (spirit) worship.
	www.bookrags.com /Pagan (350 words)

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