Geography

Tinian (/ˈtɪniən/ or /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/; old Japanese name: 天仁安島, Tenian-shima), in the western Pacific Ocean, is one of the Mariana Islands and part of the Northern…

Rota (Chamorro: Luta), also known as the “Friendly Island” (formerly ‘Sarpan’), in the western Pacific Ocean, one of the Mariana Islands and part of the…

The Northern Mariana Islands, also known as the Northern Marianas, formally the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; Chamorro: Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas;…

The Mariana Islands (/ˌmæriˈɑːnə/; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: Islas Mariånas), the island arc, the western Pacific Ocean, a series of volcanic and uplifted coral…

UNESCO World Heritage Site, “Macquarie Island”, subantarctic island, Tasmania, Australia, about 930 miles (1,500 km) southeast of Tasmania’s main island. It became a Tasmanian State…

The Falkland Islands (/ˈfɔːlklənd/; Spanish: Islas Malvinas, pronounced: ˈislas malˈβinas), the United Kingdom’s internal self-governing overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. The main islands…

Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta (Island of the Dead), the third-largest offshore island in Australia, is situated 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Adelaide…

Coronado is a resort town located in the county of San Diego, southern California, USA. It sits on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and…

Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda), Island Group, Province of Maluku Propinsi, Indonesia. It is surrounded by the sprawling mass of islands that make up eastern…

Restoration ecology Restoration ecology is the study of renewing a degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystem through active human intervention. It is the scientific study supporting…

The Maluku Islands or the Moluccas (/məˈlʌkəz/; Indonesian: Maluku), also known as the Spice Islands, lying between the islands of Celebes to the west and…

In the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, the Banda Sea (Indonesia: Laut Banda) is a sea that is connected to the Pacific Ocean but surrounded by…