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Islands
Islands are landforms that contribute to geography. They can be resort islands, man-made islands or naturally-formed islands.
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The Canary Island of Lanzarote has a volcano which it said to be on the precipice of falling in to the sea, should this erupt and happen it would cause a massive Tsunami which would cross the Atlantic Basin and likely reach the US East coast.
Is there an island spelled similar to Mackow off the coast of China?
The Chinese city of Macau is coastal island enclave. Macau was once under Portuguese control before being handed back to China. Macau is also the seat of major casinos.
What is the history of the Block Island Ferry?
see sevearl past stories in the Block Island Times (on internet) written by the historian Robert M. Downie. The wet site has a "search" feature.
How many islands are actually there in Lakshadweep islands?
Lakshadweep has 36 islands in total and only 10 islands are inhabited.
Does the US own the US Virgin Islands?
The United States of America owns the Virgin Islands. The islands were bought in 1917 for what remains to this date the highest per acre cost paid by the USA for land.
Persons born in the Virgin Islands are full U.S. citizens and can sit as a voting members of Congress but cannot sit as president as Virgin Islanders are born in the United States of America and not the United States. (It's in the U.S. Constitution!) A Virgin Islander can vote for president if that person declares residency in any state or the District of Columbia.
By Act of Congress (not Constitutional right) Virgin Islanders vote their own Governor and state level Legislature. Additionally, Virgin Islanders have a non-voting Delegate to Congress. (States have Representatives and Senators in Congress.) Congress has the power to deny Virgin Islands residents the right to vote.
***Understanding the difference between the United States and the United States of America: United States refers ONLY to those territories that have attained statehood. The United States of America refers to all states, territories, districts and trust lands held by the nation.***
Territories are administered by the Federal Government, typically through the Department of Interior.
Territories have two sub categories: Incorporated Territory (the last two were Hawaii and Alaska) and Unincorporated Territories.
Unincorporated Territories of the United States of America include:
Virgin Islands
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
Baker Island: now uninhabited
Howland Island: now uninhabited
Jarvis Island: now uninhabited
Kingman Reef: now uninhabited
American Samoa
Swains Island
Wake Island
Midway Islands
Johnston Atoll
There remain several islands in the Caribbean under disputed or dual claim, classified as unincorporated territories:
Bajo Nuevo Bank
Serranilla Bank
Navassa Island
What direction would you steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the galapagos?
You would steer West if traveling from Ecuador to the Galapagos.
What is the strait between the city of Darwin and Melville Island?
The strait between Darwin and Melville Island is Clarence Strait, with a width of about 80km.
The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was a result of?
It could be called American Imperialim but in truth it was a few wealthy and politically well connected businessmen seeking financial advantage who ended the Kingdom of Hawaii and created the Bayonet Constitution.
What is the largest island of the Mariana Islands?
Guam -- 542 km The previous answer, Honshu, is the largest Island of Japan, but it is not one of the Mariana Islands. Other islands in the Marianas are: Agrihan - 47 km2 Aguijan - 7 km2 Alamagan - 11 km2 Amatahan - 32 km2 Asuncion - 7.4 km2 Farallon de Medinilla - 0.9 km2 Farallon de Pajaros - 2 km2 Guguan - 4 km2 Maug Islands (actually, 3 islets) - total area is < 2 km2 Pagan - 48 km2 Rota - 85 km2 Saipan - 115 km2 Sarigan - 5 km2 Tinian - 101 km2 Some websites will cite Saipan as being the largest of these islands. Saipan is the largest of the Northern Marianas (which is a Commonwealth), but not of the total chain.
What are the lakes of Kiribati?
Kiribati lakes are located at the base of many mountainous regions, specifically the cape of good hope and my basement
Can you claim a deserted island?
Yes, because if no ones owns it and its not part of a country and has no native people living there etc.
How did Kiribati get its name?
It is a local translation of Gilbertese in Kiribati. The "ti" in Kiribati is pronounced "si" so you say "Kee-ree-basii" instead of "Kiribati" . FYI Kiribati was namesaked after Captain Gilbert who discovered the islands.
How many islands are there in Tonga?
There are 176 islands in Tonga, 36 of these islands are inhabited. The islands are divided into three main groups: Tongatapu, Vava'u and Ha'apai
Do canaries live in canary islands?
Yes, the wild canary comes from the Canary and surrounding islands. The domestic canary is a descendant of the wild bird.
However, the bird is named for the islands, not the other way around. The Canary Islands were named for dogs, real or otherwise, the Latin name Canariae.
