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Samoa is an island nation with a population of 185,000 but many more Samoans live outside the country, particularly in New Zealand, Australia and California. Samoa is about one-half of the way between Hawaii and New Zealand. The islands have narrow coastal plains with … Continue reading →

Fiji Dec 12-29, 2023 Fiji is a Melanesian country about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaii and consists of an archipelago of 332 islands, a handful of which make up most of the land area, and approximately 110 of which are … Continue reading →

Kiribati (pronounced Kiri-bass) is an island group in Micronesia straddling the equator and, until 1995, the International Date Line. Kiribati’s 33 atolls, with a total area of only 811 km², are scattered over an area of 3.5 million km². Kiribati saw some … Continue reading →

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Oceania associated with the United States. It consists of four states – from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae – that are spread across the western Pacific Ocean. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands (a combined land area of approximately 702 km2 or 271 sq mi) … Continue reading →

NUCLEAR POWER MUST BE WELL REGULATED, NOT DITCHED – It is an essential weapon in the fight against climate change March 6, 2021 Economist. It has been ten years since a tsunami laid waste the Pacific coast of northern Honshu, Japan’s … Continue reading →

Vanuatu Dec 11-12, 2023 Vanuatu (previously known as the New Hebrides Islands) is an archipelago nation consisting of 83 islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of New Zealand and east of Australia. Capital. Port-Vila Currency. Vatu (VUV) Area. 12,200km² Population. 196,178 (July 2002 est.) Language. English, French, and … Continue reading →

EAST PACIFIC Today  MARSHALL ISLANDS – Rough Guide FEDERATED STATES of MICRONESIA – Rough Guide KIRIBATI – Rough Guide  NAURU – Rough Guide  SOLOMON ISLANDS – Rough Guide  VANUATU – Rough Guide FIJI – Rough Guide  SAMOA – Rough Guide … Continue reading →

THE MARSHALL ISLANDS (Majuro, Kwajalein, Bikini) Independent since 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the US. 70,000 people, 29 atolls and 5 isolated islands, of which 24 are inhabited, no spectacular sights, pristine beauty of tropical islands, great … Continue reading →

NAURU is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands and is the world’s third smallest independent republic. Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Capital: government offices in Yaren District Area: 21km² Population: 13,770 (July 2008 estimate) Language: Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island … Continue reading →

Solomon Islands Dec 8-11, 2023 The Solomon Islands are a South Pacific archipelago east of Papua New Guinea. They occupy a strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea. 1,500km long. … Continue reading →