LINE ISLANDS

or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields, and meteorological stations. Of the 11 islands in the group, 8 comprise part of the Republic of Kiribati: Teraina, Tabuaeran, Kiritimati (formerly Washington, Fanning, and Christmas Islands), Malden, Starbuck, Caroline, Vostok, and Flint. Kingman Reef, Palmyra, and Jarvis Island are dependencies of the United States. The islands were uninhabited when discovered by American sailors in 1798, although a few show evidence of ancient Polynesian culture. The British government once conducted hydrogen bomb tests on Malden.

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books on: Line Islands  - 33934 results

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A History of the Pacific Islands
Book by I. C. Campbell; University of Canterbury Press, 1989
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--History
...to employ straight line geometrical patterns...Melanesia--the black islands in Dumont dUrvilles...Pitcairn Island or the Line Islands, the human population...people, the base line for all subsequent...him the Sandwich Islands, where he could...
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Ecotourism Development in the Pacific Islands
Book by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; United Nations, 2003
Subjects: Ecotourism--Islands Of The Pacific
...regulation. Almost all of Phoenix and Line Islands have been declared conservation areas...of marketing and promoting Solomon Islands as a tourist destination, and...that all tourism development is in line with national tourism policy, especially...
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A Geography of Islands: Small Island Insularity
Book by Stephen A. Royle; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Islands--Economic Conditions--Maps, Islands--Geography--Maps, Islands--Maps, Islands--Social Aspects--Maps
...on the island of Hawaii are to its northwest. Continuing along that direction, for that is the line taken by the Pacific Plate, are the other islands of the Hawaii chain such as Maui, Molokai and Oahu, all removed from the hot spot. Young volcanic...
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Democracy in the Islands: The Micronesian Plebiscites of 1983
Book by Austin Ranney, Howard R. Penniman; American Enterprise Institute, 1985
Subjects: Micronesia (Federated States)--Politics And Government, Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)--Politics And Government, Plebiscite--Micronesia (Federated States), Plebiscite--Pacific Islands (Trust Territory), Referendum--Micronesia (Federated States), Referendum--Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
...occasions when the dividing line between education and advocacy...Palau, as in the Marshall Islands but not in the FSM, both the...independence for the Pacific islands, and while there is no evidence...the northernmost tip of the islands, so that observers would have...
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A History of the Virgin Islands of the United States
Book by Isaac Dookhan; University of the West Indies Press, 1994
Subjects: Virgin Islands Of The United States--History
...British Virgin Islands and the Danish West Indies or, after they had been sold in 1917, the Virgin Islands of the United States. The irregular line of demarcation extends from the north between Little Hans Lollik and Little Tobago, passes through...
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Islands, Lovers, and Others
Journal article by David Lowenthal; The Geographical Review, Vol. 97, 2007
Subjects: Caribbean Islands--Appreciation, Caribbean Islands--Social aspects, Islands--Appreciation, Islands--Social aspects, Territories and possessions--Evaluation
...international date line, "beyond which time...265-266, 298, 363). Islands feature as prelapsarian...hardened felons. In line with the pedagogy...remote and isolated islands would render criminals...Many private cruise-line islands in the Bahamas and...
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A Tax Paradise in the Making? Alcohol Regulations in the Aland Islands
Journal article by Thomas Karlsson; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Aland Islands, Alcohol, Sales taxes
...the Finland-Aland Islands-Sweden routes. Bearing...shipowners (Silja Line and Viking Line) are registered under the Aland Islands flag, it is easy...Finland to the Aland Islands has grown over 60%; in the case of Viking Line their number has...
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Neoliberalism, Mobility and Cook Islands Men in Transit
Journal article by Kalissa Alexeyeff; The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 19, 2008
Subjects: Cook Islands, Development banks, Funerals, Islands, Neoliberalism, Recessions, Reforms, Service industries, Timber industry
...was suspended until the Cook Islands adopted a structural adjustment program. In line with neoliberal principles...the gender-specific ways Cook Islands men respond and negotiate the...Gutmann 2002; Cleaver 2003). In line with much of this literature...
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Dragging Drag: the Performance of Gender and Sexuality in the Cook Islands
Journal article by Kalissa Alexeyeff; The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 11, 2000
Subjects: Anthropology, Cook Islands, Culture, Dance, Gender, Sexuality, Transvestites
...everyday life and spectacular performances. To reiterate, in line with Butler I agree that drag is both generative and dissembling...construction of gender identity, is not entirely relevant in the Cook Islands context. For Cook Islanders, gender is embodied in performative...
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The Spratyls and Other South China Sea Islands Disputes
Journal article by Chien-Peng Chung; The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, Vol. 24, 1999
Subjects: Brunei, China, History, Islands, Malaysia, Oil reserves, Philippines, Spratly Islands, Territorial issues, Vietnam
...satellite on a Paracel isle and telephone booths on Chineseoccupied islands in the Spratly group, a move first reported by Chinas Xinhua...and economic turmoil, they may see value in adopting a hard-line stance on sovereignty disputes, thus increasing the saliency...
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Locals in New York City, Virgin Islands Reach Contract Settlements
Magazine article; American Teacher, Vol. 90, November 2005
Subjects: American Federation of Teachers, Education, Islands, Labor contracts, New York City New York, Raises, Teachers, United Federation of Teachers, Virgin Islands-US, Working conditions
...New York City, Virgin Islands Reach Contract Settlements...bachelors degree salary line for paraprofessionals...creates a new salary line for paraprofessionals...Contract gains for Virgin Islands educators Teachers and...paraprofessionals in the Virgin Islands have a new contract after...
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Barbados Conference Addresses Problems of Small Islands
Magazine article; UN Chronicle, Vol. 31, September 1994
Subjects: Bridgetown, Barbados--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Islands--Natural resources, Sustainable development--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.
...small island developing States were "front-line" areas, uniquely vulnerable to climate...hazardous waste disposal, exacerbated by the islands small size and relative isolation. Speakers...solutions. One speaker said that small islands should become the models of sustainable...
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A Three for All: The U.S. Virgin Islands
Magazine article by Hank Chase; American Visions, Vol. 13, June 1998
Subjects: Islands--United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.--Conduct of life
...than Milady. St. Thomas Of the three islands, St. Thomas is certainly the best-known...extensive collection of duty-free stores that line its capital, Charlotte Amalie. Here, bargains...Thomas in 1830 and was a member of the islands Hebrew Congregation. Green hills rising...
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From Paras to Twitchers: A Quarter of a Century Ago, the War with Argentina Thrust the Falkland Islands into the Nation's Consciousness. but How Has This Remote Sub-Antarcitc Archipelago Fared since the End of Hostilities?
Magazine article by Victoria James; Geographical, Vol. 79, May 2007
Subjects: Ecotourism--Growth, Falkland Islands--Economic aspects, Falkland Islands--Military aspects, Falkland Islands--Political aspects, Falkland Islands--Social aspects
...southern giant petrels breed in the islands, and at a time when albatross...acted quickly, introducing tori line fishing--using a line with streamers that is towed as...of the visitor experience. The islands arent simply the two main masses...
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Paradise in Peril: Although Conservation Efforts and a Vast National Park Are Helping to Protect Natural Resources on the U.S. Virgin Islands, Increased Tourism, a Building Boom, and Other Pressures Threaten This Still Relatively Unblemished Territory
Magazine article by Jeffrey P. Cohn; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 55, January 2003
Subjects: Nature conservation--Planning, Real estate development--Environmental aspects, United States Virgin Islands--Environmental aspects
...native inhabitants centuries ago on rocks that line the islands only freshwater pond. The pond can be reached via...swim, snorkel, and dive among the coral reefs that line nearly all of the islands bays and surround the offshore cays and shoals...
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The Gods' Own True Blue Country ; HEAVEN AND HELLAS: Oona Loved the Waterfront at Mykonos Town, Overlooked by a Line of the Island's Windmills ; RUSTIC CHIC MEETS ANCIENT MYTH: Visitors Are Seduced by Mykonos's Ultra-Cool Image and Its Links with the Greek Gods, Right ; LOST IN A SEA OF COLOUR: Beside Another of the Distinctive Windmills, a Couple Stand Spellbound by One of the Island's Stunning Sunsets
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 15, 2007
Subjects: Clothing industry, Dolce & Gabbana S.R.L.
...Mykonos Town, Overlooked by a Line of the Islands Windmills ; RUSTIC CHIC MEETS...Stand Spellbound by One of the Islands Stunning Sunsets. Byline...playgrounds. It is part of a group of islands called the Cyclades - the circling...
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Export Action Line; Best of the Islands Fair
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2008
Subjects: International trade
Export Action Line; Best of the Islands Fair. Byline: Nelly Favis-Villafuerte The Philippine National Trade Fair (NTF) is a yearly project of the Department of Trade...
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GO IT ALONE TO SEE THE DREAM ISLANDS; Holiday 97
Newspaper article by Sarah Whitfield King; Sunday Mirror (London, England), January 5, 1997
Subjects: Greek Islands Club
...Airport to the port. Otherwise, a cab costs around pounds 12 which can be shared with others. Each ferry line will stop off at up to eight islands, so by sticking to the route you can jump ship for a couple of days and then move on to the next island...
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(Barry) Islands in the Stream; Gavin and Stacey Stars to Record Show's Country Song
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), April 23, 2008
Subjects: Celebrities, Islands in the Stream (Novel), Jones, Ruth
...number one spot. On Facebook, Sara MacKian, said: "Why stop at Islands in the Stream? I thought they did a pretty good version of Something...love Ness Bryn to have a number 1 single! And if they had the line dancing in the video that would be proper tidy!" The show picked...
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(Barry) Islands in the Stream; Gavin and Stacey Stars to Record Show's Country Song
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), April 23, 2008
Subjects: Celebrities, Islands in the Stream (Novel), Jones, Ruth
...number one spot. On Face book, Sara MacKian, said: "Why stop at Islands in the Stream? I thought they did a pretty good version of Something...love Ness Bryn to have a number 1 single! And if they had the line dancing in the video that would be proper tidy!" The show picked...
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Line Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LINE ISLANDS or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields, and meteorological stations...
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Equatorial Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EQUATORIAL ISLANDS see Line Islands . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Thousand Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...N.Y. and S Ont., stretching c.50 mi (80 km) along the U.S.-Canada line. Most of the islands are in Canada; Wolfe Island, Ont. (48 sq mi/124 sq km), is the largest. The islands are part of a belt of metamorphic rock connecting the Adirondack Mts...
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Wallace's Line
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...postulated by A. R. Wallace as the dividing line between Asian and Australian fauna in...Archipelago. It passes between Bali and Lombok islands and between Borneo and Sulawesi, then...the Philippines and N of the Hawaiian Islands. ____________________ Copyright 2009...
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International Date Line
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...travelers into agreement when they meet. The international date line does not follow the 180 meridian along its entire course but...around the eastern tip of Siberia, westward around the Aleutian Islands, and eastward again around various island groups in the South...
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