Pacific Islands

of the Hawaiian archipelago. The island chain is comprised of a string of volcanic islands, seamounts of igneous rock of which the largest, Hawaii, reaches from its base on the ocean floor to rise above the ocean to rival the height of the tallest mountain, Mt. Everest. The smaller and extinct volcanos of the Hawaiian chain are located at successively greater distances from the currently active volcano and younger, Kilauea on the largest and most southerly island, Hawaii. Also, a new volcano,…

geographically close to them. The need for a place to depart and landing B-29 bombers closer to the enemy island was necessary to have the control to harm Japan. The Volcano Island, Iwo Jima was selected with about 575 miles of the Japanese coast. In fact, the alight of three Marine divisions on February 19, 1945, with the previous naval bombing was the Battle of Iwo Jima as knowing the Battle of the Pacific War. The underground installations constructed by the Japanese men with around 23,000…

a tsunami, the sea floor starts to shift upwards; these shifts cause ripples in the ocean waters, resulting in the tsunami waves (Tarkbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa 380). One of the most known tsunamis to ever occur happened in the Indian Ocean near the island of Sumatra, Indonesia in December 2004. The 2004 Indonesian earthquake, which resulted in the tsunami, caused more damage that all other earthquakes that occurred in the twenty-five years previous to it. There have been other tsunamis to occur…

The first known Westerner to sight the island of Oahu on the 18th of January in 1778 was Captain James Cook (“Honolulu”). Cook arrived with his countryman,…

cross the Pacific; she mysteriously disappeared in July of 1937. Her disappearance remains a mystery to this day. I have been researching the various theories and questioning…

The Battle of Leyte Gulf took place in the Philippines and pitted Japanese and the United States naval forces against one another for command and control of the western Pacific region during World War II. The Philippines, to the United States, was another stepping stone closer to striking at Japan’s home island and also a vital staging point to wage war against Japan’s merchant supply line of valuable resources such as oil and fuel. Japan was required to defend the Philippines in the interest of…

The Marshall Islands are an island country in the Pacific Ocean consisting of 29 atolls and five islands. Ebeye island, also known as the “Slum of the Pacific”, is the most populous and polluted island of Kwajalein atoll in the Marshal islands. The rising seas levels is a big concern because it not only washed up pollutants and trashes onto the land but also cause floods which threaten people’s home and their belongings (Barker, 2013). Ebeye is also known for its frequent power outages that can…

Events in the pacific war led to Australia being involved in the battles of Kokoda, along with other pacific countries. Which steered many post war impacts on Australia. The battle of Kokoda had a significant impact in the war on the Pacific and Australia, ruining but yet building civilisations and making history within countries. Events in the pacific war in late 1941 and early 1942 of Japans conquer and determination to take of the Pacific; led to the July 1942, Kokoda jungle war in Papa New…

The current state of the Pacific is becoming increasingly complex and delicate. Although the Pacific Air Force’s dedication to “working with our allies and partners to deter aggression, increase burden sharing, and maintain peace and stability.” is still being maintained, local state actors have made it increasingly difficult for restoring stability in the region, primarily the aggressive actions of China in the South China Sea. As stated in the U.S. Pacific Command’s Posture Statement, “Chinese…

Nauru, is a small country located in the Pacific Islands that not many people know of. Nauru is located approximately twenty-five miles south of the earths equator, and it’s closest neighboring country is Banaba, another island that is about two hundred miles east of Nauru. The territorial size of the country is only about eight square miles, with a population of “9540” people (Nauru: 2016 Country Review, 3). Nauru “became an independent” country “in 1968,” making it the “smallest republic in…