Pacific Ocean

War. Although the Americans tried their best to avoid involvement into the war, one devastating attack woke the United States from their neutrality. The attack on Pearl Harbor was only part of Japan 's big plan to take over island nations in the Pacific Ocean. The attack instilled an array of emotions into the American people. Japanese forces only took a short amount of time to conduct the attack, but they were still able to create mass destruction among the harbor. The infamous waves of terror…

Coming Soon To a theatre near you! Leif Eriksson-Rapid winds lead him off his route and took him and his ship all the way to the north american coast. Leif and his crew came in on the labrador Peninsula to, what is now, present day Canada. Soon after, the vikings sailed farther south to end up on the island of Newfoundland, and maybe to present day present day New England. When Eriksson landed, he ended up in a coastal area known as Vinland. Leif stayed, however, the vikings left just…

In July 1862 Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act, which gave two large railroad companies, Central Pacific and Union Pacific, approval to construct and operate a railroad that would reach from coast to coast. Union Pacific began in the East, and Central Pacific in the West. Competition between the two soon became a race to see which company could lay the most tracks before the two met. Historians…

a few feet above sea level. The country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country consists of 29 atoll and also 5 isolated islands. The Marshall Islands flag features the symbolic representation of the islands’ place within the ocean. It was officially adopted on May 1st, 1979. The colors of the Marshall Islands flag are blue, orange, and white. The orange and white stripes are symbolic of the two side-by-side…

Welcome to the Pledis Islands! The Pledis Islands are comprised of two main islands and twelve smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, specifically at 42 degrees latitude and 162 degrees longitude. These islands where man made in 2012 by architect Sabine Toews, and have the smooth lines of traditional man made islands, as well as many natural features that truly make it unique. These islands generally experience a climate similar to that of the marine west coast, with warm summers, cool winters,…

The warm windy breeze blew over the hillside and rustled the lianas of the palm trees. A man stood apart from them. His round face gave the impression of friendliness. His skin was dark from his Polynesian descent and from his time spent outside in his younger days. The dark eyes scanned the beautiful beach and the setting sun. The water reflected the golden light which stretched out as far as the eye could see and the white beach glowed red as the sun’s warm glow burned onto it. Time was…

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what storm you face, you need to know God loves you. He has not abandoned you.” Piscine Molitor Patel must have lived by this motto as well because his faith in many God’s was all that kept him going through his extremely grueling trip across the Pacific Ocean. Pi is accompanied by a Royal Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. The beginning of the story takes place in Pondicherry, India where Pi lives a happy childhood. As a young boy he is very intelligent, Piscine is slim with dark hair, and dark…

Peru is a sovereign state located in Western South America on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. In March of 2017, Peru was severely affected by flooding caused by the rains of El Niño. This is a picture of rescue workers cleaning up the mud brought by the flooding. In April of 2017, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the northernmost region of Peru. The earthquake could be felt in neighboring countries of Ecuador and Colombia. This map shows the epicenter and diffusion of the earthquake. In May…

Algeria was a country that was once controlled by France for the majority of its history, but eventually gained independence in 1962. Algeria has overcome political turmoil and conflict that resulted in Abdelaziz Bouteflika becoming the president in 1999, and the government today is still under his leadership, while relying heavily on the usage of hydrocarbons. Algeria’s main language is Arabic, and the people there are predominantly Muslim.Flag of Algeria.svg Papua New Guinea was a…