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Heavy rains in Malaysia have been going on for three weeks continuously

We already covered the article here https://tropicalislands.net/the-number-of-flood-victims-in-malaysia-is-growing/  on December 22, when heavy rains already caused death and floods in Malaysia (since 16 December). So far, January 10, 2022, the rains are still going on, for three weeks in a row! The number of victims rose to 54 dead and two…

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January 10, 2022
Bahamas

Little Darby Island

Recently I wrote blog post about Big Darby Island here https://tropicalislands.net/big-darby-island/  and now we will cover its neighbor Little Darby Island. Little Darby Island is an island of 238 acres (96ha), maximum length / width about 2.5kmX840m. The island has vegetation typical of the region, has several internal lakes / lagoons,…

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January 9, 2022
Bahamas

Blue Island

Blue Island Bahamas or Innocence Island or Hog Caye choose one ... All names denote one island. Or a super island, a very luxurious island, unique in the Bahamas. Blue Island has a length / width of about 5.7kmX1km, and an area of ​​700 acres (283ha) which currently makes it…

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January 5, 2022
Bahamas

Big Darby Island

Rare islands have castles on them. Even fewer on private islands. One of them is Big Darby Island. This island is interesting according to the legend of the "Nazi Castle". Darby Islands are 5 islands in Exuma Cays (Little Darby, Big Darby, Goat Cay, Guana Cay, and Bette Cay). Interestingly,…

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January 4, 2022
Fiji

Cicia Island

Cicia Island is a volcanic island in the Lau Group. Maximum length / width are 6.6kmx7km. Cicia has a coral reef around it. Cicia Island is a populated island. There are 5 villages: Mabula, Lomati, Tarukua, Natokalau and Naceva. The island has a dock for ships and its own runway.…

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January 4, 2022
Scientific literature

Pacific Islands Pilot (1920)

I just found out e-book on Google books ,,Pacific islands Pilot" part II from 1920. It writes about many islands and passages/ancorages which were known for that time. Interestingly, I found there some information about less known islands which I could not find in more recent sources across the internet,…

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December 27, 2021