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Voyages: Scientific Circumnavigations: Dampier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the unlikely journals and observations of William Dampier, an English pirate who sailed the Pacific, making landfall in the Philippines, East Indies, and Australia. See his maps, descriptions of the Pacific, and observations...
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University of Texas: Federated States of Micronesia: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of the Federated States of Micronesia showing the state names of the islands and the capitals. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. The inset shows the islands in relation others in the Pacific. From the Perry Castaneda...
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Journal of the h.m.s. Endeavour: Digital Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Page by page, this is the manuscript journal of Cook's famous South Pacific voyage. Interactive images allow you to view portions of the manuscript, magnify it, print it and cite it properly.
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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden located on the Big Island. The web page offers a visual tour of the garden, as well as in depth information on the gardens history.
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National Tropical Botanical Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Kaua'i. The resource gives you a choice of three small gardens in Kaua'i to visit underneath the sub-heading "Garden Tours". The main site will also take you to a few gardens...
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Bbc: South Koreans Vent Fury at Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
A March 2005 news report on the dispute between South Korea and Japan over a group of small unoccupied islands known in Japan as the Takeshima.
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Otago Daily Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Otago Daily Times is a regional newspaper serving the province of Otago. Content includes a focus on local, national, and world news, as well as special areas dedicated to editorials, features, business, and sports.
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The National Business Review

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Business Review is an Auckland-based business newspaper serving all of New Zealand. Content focuses on the latest business news, markets, media, technology, arts, and various regions of the world.
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site includes publishing history, excerpts,contemporary criticism and reviews for the Herman Melville work.
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Wesleyan University: Music in the Afghan North, Ethnic Subculture Kazakh

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the music of the ethnic Kazakhs of the Afghan North.
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Wesleyan University: Music in the Afghan North, Ethnic Subculture Uzbek

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the music of the ethnic Uzbeks of the Afghan North.
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Wesleyan University: Music in the Afghan North, Ethnic Subculture Tajik

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the music of the ethnic Tajiks of the Afghan North.
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Wesleyan University: Music in the Afghan North, Shared Musical Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wesleyan University this is an investigation into the shared music of the various ethnic groups of the Afghan North.
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Wairarapa Times Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wairarapa Times-Age is a daily local/regional/national newspaper for Masterton.
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Alex: Alone: Research for Survival

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This role-playing activity enhances students' creativity and develops critical thinking skills. Small groups of students conduct Internet research on the skills necessary to survive when marooned on a Pacific island. Groups present their...
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Etc: Development of Amer Interests in the Pacific, 1791 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and Pacific Ocean showing the development of American interests in the Pacific from the early exploration of Oregon Country in 1791 to the formal annexation of the Midway Islands and the Panama Strip in 1903....
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Unesco: Costa Rica: Cocos Island National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Its position as the first point of contact with the northern equatorial...
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Unesco: Australia: Macquarie Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Macquarie Island (34 km long x 5 km wide) is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The island is the exposed crest of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands, 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map from 1899 of the Philippine Islands, showing the position of the island group between the South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea, and Celebes Sea. The map shows the city of Zamboanga on Mindanao, and the railways and...
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World Info Zone: Easter Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives some basic geographic and historical information on Easter Island located in the South East Pacific. Includes photos.
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World Info Zone: Easter Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives some basic geographic and historical information on Easter Island located in the South East Pacific. Includes photos.
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Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean: Indonesia Java

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains five different maps of Java, an island in Indonesia. The map dates from the 1600s and 1700s.
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California Digital Library

Loc: The Chinese in California 1850 1925

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent overview of the Chinese experience in California complete with historical photos and primary documents. Site provides information on San Francisco's Chinatown, the anti-Chinese Movement, and Chinese laborers.
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Khan Academy: Introduction to Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Japan is an island country consisting of four major and numerous smaller islands. The islands lie in an arc across the Pacific coast of northeastern Asia, forming a part of the volcanic "Rim of Fire." From north to south this chain of...

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