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Hawaii(/həˈwaɪ.i/ ⓘhə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: HawaiʻiHawaiian pronunciation:[həˈvɐjʔi]) is the largest island in the United States, located in the eponymous stateof Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islandsin the North Pacific Ocean.
Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest. Coordinates: 10.3100°N 106.7400°E. Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve. Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve (Khu dự trữ sinh quyển rừng ngập mặn Cần Giờ) is a wetland located 40 km southeast coastal area of Ho Chi Minh City. This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
Waimea is a landlocked community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Waimea is the center for ranching activities and paniolo culture. The name Waimea means reddish water. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 7,028 at the 2000 census and ...
The Hawaiian Islands ( Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands[ a] by Europeans ...
Geography of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Vietnam, [ e][ f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [ g] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
The island's most powerful earthquake since Hawaii became a state was a magnitude 7.7 in 1975, with an epicenter about 27 miles southeast of Hilo. "And that was really devastating.
1. International public holiday. From the 2nd last day of the last lunar month to 5th day of the first lunar month. Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Tết Nguyên Đán. 5. Lunar New Year. Largest and most important holiday of the year, occurring around late January to early February. 10th day of the 3rd lunar month.