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The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
The edge of the Palos Verdes Peninsula extending down to the Pacific Ocean. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District has one of the highest rated API scores in California [ 26 ] and has one of the highest average SAT scores [ 27 ] and one of the highest percentage of students successfully completing the Advanced Placement exams [ 28 ...
Northeast Asia or Northeastern Asia is a geographical subregion of Asia. Its northeastern landmass and islands are bounded by the North Pacific Ocean . The term Northeast Asia was popularized during the 1930s by American historian and political scientist Robert Kerner.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula, which was an island with the Palos Verdes Hills in recent geological time, has close floral and faunal similarities to the Channel Islands. A species of the succulent live-forever, Bright green dudleya or Dudleya virens , is endemic to the Channel Islands and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope -- and closer to the Pacific Ocean -- at a rapid rate, according to NASA. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is well-known for its ...
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in Australasia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia are often included.
Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. Outline of sovereign (orange) and dependent islands (yellow) Melanesia (UK: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː z i ə / ⓘ, US: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə /) is a subregion of Oceania ...
A decades-long landslide has reshaped a 240-acre part of Palos Verdes Peninsula known as Portuguese Bend. Rancho Palos Verdes is mounting a plan to slow it.