On an Island

Introduction : New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (commonly called the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Maori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2000 km southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and

Lanka” is an island nation located about 30 km of the southern coast of India. It was formerly known as Ceylan. It represents nearly 20 millions of people for a density of about 320 inhabitants per square kilometre. Obviously: density is the greatest on the western coast and especially around Colombo which is the economic & commercial capital city and the most populated city of Sri Lanka. The official languages are Sinhalese and Tamil which are the dialects of the 2 main ethnies of the island (Sinhaleses

For Greenland, melting relationship The 25th of November 2008, Greenlanders have participated to a referendum in order to strengthen their autonomy, a vote that many see as a crucial step towards independence for the island, which has been under Danish control since 1775. About 39,000 voters were called to go to ballot boxes. Besides a greater autonomy, the victory of the "yes" would provide to Greenlanders the right to receive each year 75 million Kroners (10 million Euros) from the potential

Ellis Island in the New York Harbor, in front of Manhattan, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the site of the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954. Prior to 1890, the individual states (rather than the Federal government) regulated immigration into the United States. These early immigrants came from nations such as England, Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries and constituted the first large wave of immigrants that settled and

Cyprus Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean south of Turkey, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, north of Egypt, and east of Greece. Cyprus is the third largest Mediterranean island and one of the most popular tourist destinations, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year. A former British colony, it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 and became a Commonwealth republic in 1961. The Republic of Cyprus

eletricity. Unfortunately, oil has several disadvantages: it is an exhaustible energy source, very expensive and it contributes to global warming on long term. Nevertheless ,planners decide to exploit renewable sources of country like wind or sun. Hawaii is composed of 6 islands. Among these islands, Oahu is many more populated than the other.So consumption of eletricity is very important.However, renewable sources is an alternative at this problem,but the most interesting renewable

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located on the north-western coast of continental Europe. It is an archipelago including Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another country, wich is the Republic of Ireland. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel,

Topography and Climate in California California’s topography is very diverse. In fact this is the only state in the US with an extensive seacoast (840 miles, to be exact) , high mountains, and deserts. Mountains : There are 41 mountains in California that are more than 10,000 feet high. The major mountain in California are the Coast Ranges in the western part of the state, and the Sierra Nevadas in the east. The Coast Ranges cover more than 1200 miles along the coastline, with the

The islands of Guernsey lie in the bay of St Malo in the English Channel, about 30 miles from the north coast of France and 70 miles from the south coast of England. Although Guernsey is geographically much closer to France than the UK, it is loyal to the British crown. This loyalty can be traced back to Norman times when the Channel Islands first became part of the English realm and forms the basis of the island’s constitution. Today the island is self-governing and enjoys the same level of independence