By Polynesia on June 16, 2011
Hanalei Bay is the largest bay on the north shore of Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. The town of Hanalei is at the mid-point of the bay. Incoming search terms:hanalei bayPublished News Upcoming News Submit a New Story Groups full length download movies freePublished News Upcoming News Submit a New Story Groups i playPublished News Upcoming [...]
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By News on June 11, 2011
South Americans helped colonise Easter Island centuries before Europeans reached it. Clear genetic evidence has, for the first time, given support to elements of this controversial theory showing that while the remote island was mostly colonised from the west, there was also some influx of people from the Americas. Incoming search terms:Erik ThorsbyPublished News Upcoming [...]
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By blogtopia on December 2, 2009
Easter Island, together with its closest neighbor, the tiny island of Isla Sala y Gómez 415 kilometers (258 mi) further east, is recognized by ecologists as a distinct eco-region, the Rapa Nui subtropical broadleaf forests. Having relatively little rainfall contributed to eventual deforestation. The original subtropical moist broadleaf forests are now gone, but paleobotanical studies [...]
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