The enormous 64 million square mile ocean that keeps shrinking every year
Due to this phenomenon, the Pacific Ocean basin is currently shrinking by about 2.5 cm (1 in) per year on three sides, ...
The beautiful tiny island with white-sand beaches that only 200 people visit every year
Nauru is a 13-mile island microstate in the Pacific with a population of just 10,000 people, formerly known as Pleasant ...
President honors Native Hawaiian impact, sacrifice in remote Pacific islands
President Joe Biden formally recognized 135 individuals from then-Kamehameha Schools for Boys who were sent to claim remote ...
Remote island in Pacific Ocean already ringing in the New Year
As of publication, it’s just after 7 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2024, in Los Angeles, but it’s already 2025 in one part of the world.
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Endangered Seabird Returns To Pacific Island For First Time In Over 100 Years
After invasive rats caused their disappearance from the island of Kamaka over a century ago, Polynesian storm-petrels have ...
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These Lesser-visited South Pacific Islands Are Best Seen by a Small-ship Cruise — How to Plan Your Trip
When a South Pacific trip takes an unexpected turn, one writer leans in to the adventure. Unfriendly clouds loomed as the ...
Follow New Year celebrations around the world
When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as ...
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Remote island in Pacific Ocean already ringing in the New Year
Kiribati, an island nation consisting of 32 atolls in the Pacific Ocean, is 20 to 22 hours ahead of Los Angeles and the rest of the Western United States (it spans three time zones), meaning that ...