The relative size of the 26 largest islands in the world, map by reddit user evening_raga The map above shows the relative size of the world’s 26 largest islands. Combined they cover 7.7 million square km (roughly the size of Australia) and have 540 million people living on them (behind...
My primitive38 idea, as I watched my islands in this their almost lifeless condition, was that the Gulf39 Stream and the trade winds from America would bring the earliest higher plants and animals to our shores. But in this I soon found I was quite mistaken. The distance to be traversed...
Shetland Islands, group of about 100 islands, fewer than 20 of them inhabited, in Scotland, 130 miles (210 km) north of the Scottish mainland, at the northern extremity of the United Kingdom. They constitute the Shetland Islands council area and the hist
Māori culture. The biennialTe Matatinifestival, first held in 1972, celebrates Māori culture, especially the traditionaldanceand song performances known askapa haka. The festival is held over several days, each time in a different region of New Zealand, andculminatesin the nationalkapa haka...
Smart destinations require a management system that provides convenient real-time use of digital technology in creating, communicating, and delivering value to visitors. Research related to smart island destinations is still limited, let alone those that utilize blockchain technology to create the smartne...
where: E is the energy from the recovery of MARPOL waste (MW); MWtEis the fraction of waste that is converted annually (tons); PCI is the lower calorific value of the waste stream (Kcal/kg), and Hfis the equivalent hours of operation of the plant. ...