Guam Overview

Guam Overview

Background: According to EDUCATIONVV, Guam was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. Occupied by the Japanese in 1941, it was recaptured by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are one of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific. Geography Geography Location: Oceania, an island in the […]

Lake Solomon

Lake Solomon

In the western Pacific Ocean lies Lake Solomon, which is bounded by New Guinea, the island of New Britain and to the east by the Solomon Islands. The deepest point in this part of the sea is at about 9 140 meters depth. This bi-ocean is known for many battles between the United States and […]

Tahiti History

Tahiti History

Early history Tahiti and the islands around it were probably founded around 1,500 years BC. populated from Tonga, Samoa and Southeast Asia. The Society Islands and Marquesa Islands were settled first. The people called themselves Maohi. Rahitea Island, then known as Hawiki. It still appears in many legends of the Polynesians, for example in the […]

New Zealand Animals

New Zealand Animals and Plants

In the beginning there was the forest Before humans discovered New Zealand, most of the vegetation consisted of trees, mixed forests that were always green. Today only 20 percent of the country is forested, especially in the west of the South Island and the north of the North Island. The Kauri tree The Kauri tree […]