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Marawah is 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the Khor al-Bazm (lagoon) along the Abu Dhabi coastline in the southern Gulf. It lies 100 km (62 mi) west of the city and capital, Abu Dhabi. It is about 13 km (8.1 mi) from east to west and about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) from north to south. There are three islands in proximity to Marawah: the small island of Al Fiyah ...
Bu Tinah (Arabic: بوطينة, Būṭīnah, pronounced [ˈbuːtˤiːn æ]) is a tiny archipelago amid extensive coral formations and seagrass beds some 25 km south of Zirku and 35 north of Marawah in the United Arab Emirates. [1] Found in the waters of Abu Dhabi, it is protected as a private nature reserve. Bu Tinah Island, rich in ...
It is located in the far south-east of the Caribbean region, with the island of Trinidad being just 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) off the coast of Venezuela in mainland South America across the Columbus Channel. [11] The islands are a physiographic extension of South America. [80]
Amchitka Island, Harlequin Beach. Amchitka is the southernmost of the Rat Islands group in the Aleutian Chain, [2] located between and 5]: 3 It is bounded by the Bering Sea to the north and east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west.
The Chumash reservation, established in 1901, encompasses 127 acres. No native Chumash speak their own language since Mary Yee, the last Barbareño speaker, died in 1965. Today, the Chumash are estimated to have a population of 5,000 members. Many current members can trace their ancestors to the five islands of Channel Islands National Park.
55/sq mi (21.2/km 2) Santa Catalina Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Catalina; often shortened to Catalina Island or Catalina, and also known as Pimu[1] as the traditional name of the Indigenous people of the Tongva Tribe) is a rocky island, part of the Channel Islands, off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
Niʻihau is located about 18 miles (29 km) west of Kauaʻi, and the tiny, uninhabited island of Lehua lies 0.7 miles (0.61 nmi; 1.1 km) north of Niʻihau. Niʻihau's dimensions are 6.2 miles by 18.6 miles (10 km × 30 km). The maximum elevation (Paniau) is 1,280 feet (390 m). [6] The island is about 6 million years old, making it geologically ...
Meet the Natives: USA is an American reality television series that premiered on the Travel Channel on November 29, 2009. [ 1] The series follows five tribesmen from the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, as they travel to the United States on an adventure to explore America and the American way of life. During their visit to America, tribesmen intended ...