Islands

Fraser Island is a popular tourist attraction in Australian just 300km north of Brisbane and only 15 km of the coast of Hervey Bay. Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and is world heritage listed. The island is around 120km long and cover a significant area of 1,840km2 Fraser Island is known for its spectacular long white beaches, sand cliffs, rain forests and a number of freshwater lakes that are crystal clear. The indigenous people of Fraser Island are the Butchulla people or

formation of the islands The Hawaiian Islands are the tops of gigantic volcanic mountains formed by countless eruptions of fluid lava over several million years; some tower more than 30,000 feet above the seafloor. These volcanic peaks rising above the ocean surface represent only the tiny, visible part of an immense submarine ridge, the Hawaiian Ridgewhich is comprised of more than 80 large volcanoes. This range stretches across the Pacific Ocean floor from the Hawaiian Islands to the Aleutian

Galápagos Islands are located in South America and they display what true natural beauty really is. These islands are one of the most popular nature exhibits in the world. The purpose of this paper is to inform you about these miraculous Islands, focusing on the physical features, history and its unique nature and wildlife. Section #2 - Physical Features: Several hundred miles west of Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands lift their lava ridges and peaks out of the Pacific Ocean. The islands have an area

the world. Island residents are subject to experiences not shared by their main land cousins. This often leads to a sense of isolation. This dilemma could either be a good or a bad thing. The negative effects of isolation are clear, without an exchange of ideas or goods innovation can stagnate. On the other hand isolation could also be used as a defensive mechanism in that conflict may only be limited to inter-tribal disputes. Either way, the native inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands are an example

Conducting my research supporting a vacation on Easter Island, an atypical destination filled with mystery and intrigue, I realized this destination is a must, not only for the adventure, but also for the opportunity to experience a place not everyone is willing to expend the time and expense involved in visiting, a vacation is ultimately a chance to escape the everyday drudgery and routine, all these reasons make Easter Island the perfect, eclectic, vacation spot to enjoy a once in a lifetime

Easter Island has long been a puzzling intrigue in the minds of historians, scholars, and the common folk alike. What happened to the once tropical lush forests? How did a civilization erect such impressive statues and why were they erected? And where are the people who erected these statues now? Many of these questions have been explained over the years with circumstantial evidence and preposterous assumptions. However, through careful analysis and meticulous evidence gathering, lead scholars like

the past 4 months, I have been extensively studying McNabs Island. From studying elevation, slope, landscape materials, coastal processes, hydrology, climate patterns, slope aspect, as well as vegetation I was able to create a synthesis map of the ideal areas where an environmental education center could possibly be placed on the island without harming the island natural environment and processes. This report includes an analysis of the island, a constraints and opportunities summary, as well as inventory

Alcatraz was a very famous prison located on a island in the San Francisco bay. It was used for many different things over the years. All different types of people also stayed there, and not just the prisoners. Life at the prison was bad in some ways but not as bad as you think. Many did try to escape and failed, but some did succeed. However with every land some wanted it as much as we did. Everyone knows of Alcatraz as a prison, but how did it become what it is today? The word or title Alcatraz

that shape the identity of a character. Jim Hawkins, the main character of Treasure Island, is immensely transformed throughout many challenges, and the forces that cause them. The tragedy of death, the exhilaration of war, and the environment he was in greatly changed who Jim Hawkins was physically and mentally. The many battles Jim Hawkins was in strengthened him in many ways. When on his way to Treasure Island, Jim discovered that more than half the crew was plotting to destroy the captain and

Hawaiian Islands, has a long history regarding its development. From migration, to the development of producing goods as a way of bartering, to an eventual governed society, the modernization of Hawaii has an illustrious history. The people who impacted this and were part of creating a globalized look at Hawaii played a part into modernization the state. This paper will illustrate the modernization of this land and its westernization throughout the years. The modern origins of these islands start