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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.
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.
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 ...
Evacuations are underway on Hawaii’s Big Island and Maui as wildfires fueled by Hurricane Dora tear through buildings and push some to jump into the ocean to escape the flames.. The Hawaii ...
(Corrects last paragraph in Aug. 10 item to locate Maui north and west of the Big Island instead of east) By Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) -Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed ...
Cần Giờ district. / 10.51194°N 106.88056°E / 10.51194; 106.88056. Cần Giờ is a coastal suburban district of Ho Chi Minh City, in the Southeast region of Vietnam . The district is located 50 km from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. As of 2010, the district had an area of 704 km² and population of 70,697. [1] Cần Giờ is home to ...
The history of Hawaii is the story of human settlements in the Hawaiian Islands . Polynesians arrived sometime between 940 and 1200 AD. [1] [2] Kamehameha I, the ruler of the island of Hawaii, conquered and unified the islands for the first time, establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1795. [3] The kingdom became prosperous and important for its ...