Islands Around the WorldThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15.12.2008 - 32 Seiten There are many different kinds of islands and processes by which they form, and this captivating book allows your readers a comprehensive understanding. Islands are presented as centers of commerce and home to many endemic species of plants and animals. Featured are such varied islands as: Greenland, Manhattan, and the Galapagos. |
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Barrier islands became an island caldera Charles Darwin cities CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE coast conservation Continental islands CORAL ISLANDS coral reefs docks erosion erupts fishing flightless birds forests Galápagos Islands Greenland habitats huge hunting Hutias independence Inuit Island Island type island of Santorini island wildlife Islands by Neil islands lie land landmasses large islands Largest town lava ledge that surrounds left goats lemurs Madagascar Main industries Manhattan Island lies Maori mining Minoan molten rock Morris Raintree Steck-Vaughn mountains National status Neil Morris Raintree oceanic islands PACIFIC PLATE Papua New Guinea park plants and animals plate tectonics plates drift polar Polynesians Population PowerKiDS press Remote islands ring of volcanoes RISING SEAS Santorini sediment settle settlements settlers sq km sq miles swelling the oceans tectonic plates threatened tortoises Tourism tropical islands tsunamis Tuataras unique mammal called unique wildlife Viking volcanic activity volcanic islands Western New Guinea world's largest island Zealand