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- Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917 ... She was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii as Hawaii was then known ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 15:42, 7 December 2022
- populous of the islands in the state of Hawaii. Including small close-in ... resident population of the state lives on the island, O ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- hotspots around the globe. Of these, Hawaii, Réunion, Yellowstone, Galápagos ... erupt through oceanic lithosphere (such as Hawaii, Tahiti). As a result, they ...11 KB (1,444 words) - 16:21, 25 January 2023
- Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States, achieving statehood in 1959. It is the only island U.S. state, and sits in a strategic position ...23 KB (3,378 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2022
- city area in the United States state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers ... uanu Pali]], he moved his royal court from the [[Hawaii (island)|Island ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- another of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian name ... Its magma comes from the Hawaii hotspot, which has been responsible ...18 KB (2,821 words) - 16:58, 7 November 2022
- An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... harried lives of the civilized world. The island environment offers such sanctuary ...19 KB (2,807 words) - 19:43, 7 February 2023
- Most of Oceania consists of small island nations. Australia is the ... * Norfolk Island – External territory of Australia Melanesia ...24 KB (3,239 words) - 23:47, 17 November 2022
- Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, and Easter Island. A Polynesian island group ... the first European to reach a Polynesian island, the Marquesas Islands. But ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- the emphasis is changing.Alternative Hawaii, [http://www.alternative ... and hula competition in Hilo on the [[Hawaii (island)|Big Island of Hawai ...19 KB (3,030 words) - 16:15, 9 February 2024
- for ethnic Indonesians, especially on the island of Java. Jasminum molle, ... " In Indonesia (especially the island of Java), it is the most ...11 KB (1,681 words) - 10:00, 1 April 2024
- 1300 people who lived on this remote island, work which resulted in ten ... Pacific Anthropology at the University of Hawaii, and served as a visiting ...14 KB (2,002 words) - 01:37, 8 December 2022
- much of his life working with lepers in Hawaii, who were forced by government ... == Mission to Hawaii == On March 19, 1864, Damien landed at Honolulu ...24 KB (3,819 words) - 01:38, 26 March 2024
- values), but to 15-24+ for ocean island basalts thought to be derived ... viscous basaltic magma are common in Hawaii and other basalts which erupt ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 03:22, 1 January 2022
- to the Pacific, that led the group to Hawaii in 1778. Cook and his men ... B.C.E. The first Polynesians arrived in Hawaii around 400 C.E. and brought ...15 KB (2,531 words) - 23:54, 26 February 2023
- of the present-day culture and life of Hawaii. It was brought there by ... in Japanese Buddhism. University of Hawaii Press, 2008. ISBN 0824832043 ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- tube.jpg|thumb|300px|Exploring a lava tube in Hawaii.]] ... remains. Numerous lava tubes are found on Hawaii (Big Island). Kazumura Cave ...13 KB (2,017 words) - 16:20, 3 December 2023
- with the country's largest island, Jejudo, and its capital ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- Pacific Ocean approximately midway between Hawaii and New Zealand. They lie ... Group), and Fakaofo (once Bowditch Island). Among them they have a ...17 KB (2,411 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- right|thumb|A white Hibiscus arnottianus in Hawaii.]] China rose (H ... *Hibiscus insularis--Phillip Island hibiscus *Hibiscus laevis--Halberd ...12 KB (1,815 words) - 23:37, 12 February 2022
- coast of North America. The westernmost island (Flores) actually lies on ... contribution. The mountain of Pico on Pico Island, at 7,713 feet, is the highest ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:18, 26 August 2023
- was exiled by a later shogun to a remote island because he opposed the shogun’s ... this appointment and was exiled to Sado Island in 1434. In 1436, on Sado ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 05:44, 13 June 2023
- that was necessary. He was exiled to the island of Shikoku. ... a sizable Jodo Shu community exists in Hawaii, as well as a few temples ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 13:45, 1 August 2022
- Napoleon during his lifetime. On Falkland Island, Bougainville helped to establish ... accompanied Lévis to Saint Helen's Island off Montreal for the last ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 02:50, 4 November 2022
- Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... one of the atolls, Kiritimati (Christmas Island), by the United Kingdom in ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- below, in relation to basaltic flows from Hawaii. Lavas may also contain ... Lava is entering Pacific at [[Hawaii (island)|The Big Island of Hawaii ...28 KB (4,314 words) - 17:53, 25 October 2022
- flowing to the east of the Japanese island of Honshu to meet the warm ... mountains whose eroded summits form island arcs, chains, and clusters ...29 KB (4,365 words) - 06:11, 18 November 2022
- The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in ... leaders. Although this is a poor island territory, there is no hunger ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 01:56, 26 March 2024
- the U.S. Territory of Guam, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean ... Guam, the largest island in Micronesia, is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast ...22 KB (3,229 words) - 03:09, 26 February 2023
- up river until stranding at Yangjak island near Pyongyang. The governor ... the expedition in 1871, capturing Kangwha Island before withdrawing. In both ...14 KB (2,195 words) - 06:44, 18 April 2024
- are located to the west of the main island group. A remote group of ... from the high, mountainous main island of Babeldaob, to low, coral ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- Réunion is an island, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar ... created in the last two million years. The island chain was home to a number ...22 KB (3,300 words) - 00:08, 22 August 2022
- about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines. Its indigenous ... are the northernmost islands of a larger island group called Micronesia. ...21 KB (3,013 words) - 10:06, 11 March 2023
- Pacific Ocean, about half-way between Hawaii and New Zealand, spread out ... The Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña sighted the island of Pukapuka ...16 KB (2,204 words) - 02:53, 8 January 2024
- | Hawaii || align="right" | 1 || bgcolor="#ffffff" | ... | Rhode Island || align="right" | 0 | bgcolor="#ffffff ...16 KB (2,208 words) - 00:36, 29 November 2023
- Philippines and Puerto Rico, as well as Hawaii. McKinley supported high ... McKinley urged Spain to withdraw from the island but his urgings were met ...21 KB (3,197 words) - 10:35, 11 May 2023
- Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline ... Department of the Interior. Access to the island is restricted, and all current ...28 KB (4,195 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2023
- of the equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. American ... plains, as well as two coral atolls. Island names in order of size are ...18 KB (2,598 words) - 06:47, 25 July 2023
- of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. The total ... The first Polynesians to arrive in the Samoan islands came island ...18 KB (2,581 words) - 11:51, 6 September 2022
- along a line running from New Zealand to Hawaii. It lies south of Samoa, ... line about 800 km in length. The largest island, Tongatapu, on which the ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 03:57, 1 May 2023
- During Empress Suiko's reign, the island nation of Japan was ... Sakihara. Okinawa: The History of an Island People. North Clarendon, ...9 KB (1,420 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- The term volcano is thought to derive from Vulcano, a volcanic island ... ō]] on a flank of Hawaii's Kīlauea. Other types of volcanoes ...32 KB (4,841 words) - 20:59, 3 May 2023
- degrees, nor did it identify the specific island or the specific length of ... line was 18° west of the most central island of the Cape Verde Islands ...16 KB (2,550 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- Ahn Chang-ho (안창호) was born in an island village on November ... advocate of gradualism. (Thesis—University of Hawaii, 1979, ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- A sect of Balinese Hindus flourished on the island of Java until the ... into a Profound Global Faith. 2007. Kapaa, Hawaii: Himalayan Academy. ISBN ...15 KB (2,058 words) - 02:15, 23 December 2022
- three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis Island (Uvea), Futuna Island, and ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups. German New Guinea ... interest in the remaining third of the island. On November 3, 1884, under ...15 KB (2,339 words) - 22:48, 4 December 2022
- In Hawaii, May Day is also known as Lei Day, and is normally set aside as a day to celebrate island culture in general and native Hawaiian culture ...20 KB (3,175 words) - 09:20, 10 March 2023
- managed by the Park Service are Governors Island National Monument, Virgin ... in 1938, Lyndon B. Johnson added Ellis Island to Statue of Liberty National ...19 KB (2,589 words) - 16:14, 11 November 2022
- because the gold from a mine on Sado Island, situated off the coast of ... was traveling in Tosa Province on Shikoku Island. In this journal Kondo wrote ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
