Cyclone Yasa (category 5), the newest Cyclone in South pacific, hit Fiji yesterday, killing at least two people and causing huge damage to the country. Over 850 000 Fijians were in the direct path of the storm. A total of 72 roads was closed around the country as a result…
According to N1 http://rs.n1info.com/Svet/a657328/Drzave-bez-korone-Samo-devet-zemalja-uz-Severnu-Koreju-odoleva-koronavirusu.html just 10 countries in the world are currently not affected with coronavirus so far. Besides North Korea and Turkmenistan, 8 of them are Pacific countries (Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga, Samoa, Palau, Nauru, Vanuatu and Federal States of Micronesia). Those small countries reacted good to pandemic. Australia and…
One of the best private islands in the world, Vatuvara, Kaibu, Adavaci and Kanacea Islands are on sale since recently. I already wrote about each of them before: Kaibu Island https://tropicalislands.net/yacata-and-kaibu-islands/ Vatuvara Island https://tropicalislands.net/vatuvara-island/ Kanacea Island https://tropicalislands.net/kanacea-island/ Adavaci Island https://tropicalislands.net/adavaci-island/ But back then I was writing about their beauty and…
On July 30, 2010, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (small post about it https://tropicalislands.net/the-papahanaumokuakea-marine-national-monument/ )was inscribed as a mixed World Heritage site by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Because the monument represents one of the best examples of both the world’s cultural as well as natural heritage, it…
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was created on June 15, 2006 by then-President George W. Bush. The monument covers approximately 360,000 km2 of reefs, atolls and shallow and deep seas up to 80 km off the coast of the Pacific Ocean - an area larger than all national parks in…
Hawaii is an American federal state. They joined the United States on August 21, 1959, as the last fiftieth member. They are the only American federal state that consists exclusively of islands. Hawaii is an archipelago in the central part of the Pacific, southwest of the continental United States, southeast…
Guam is an island in the western Pacific and the territory of the United States. The island is the largest and southernmost of all the Mariana Islands. Guam's economy is largely dependent on tourism (mostly from Japan) and U.S. military bases. About 163,000 people live in Guam. Its area is…
The Galapagos Islands are a group of volcanic islands that are part of the Republic of Ecuador. The islands are known for a large number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the second HMS Beagle voyage. His observations and collections contributed to Darwin's theory of evolution…
(post updated in 18. January 2023) Raivavae island is located in the southern part of French Polynesia. Its total land area, including offshore islets, is 17.9 km2. Raivavae is located about 730 km southeast of Tahiti. Around 900 people live on the island. It is volcanic in origin, and is…
