Topic 18 of 63: Micronesia and the Pacific region
Thu, Feb 12, 1998 (23:05) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
LorSho says she has an interest in Micronesia and the Pacific region
after living on various islands for about 10 years. Thus this topic!
4 responses total.
Topic 18 of 63 [travel]: Micronesia and the Pacific region
Response 1 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Feb 12, 1998 (23:26) * 8 lines
For a great place on the web to start learning about
Micronesia:
http://www.escapeartist.com/micronesia/micronesia.htm
I added this discussion group to their list of links, pending
their approval.
Topic 18 of 63 [travel]: Micronesia and the Pacific region
Response 2 of 4: Aaron F. Sigrah (asigrah) * Fri, Feb 13, 1998 (03:25) * 11 lines
Can learn more about the Pacific, particularly Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia) by going to the webpage of the only ISP in that region.
Webpage: http://www.fm
Feel free to post more queries regarding the topic. I will check in every so often.
Good luck,
Aaron Sigrah
Topic 18 of 63 [travel]: Micronesia and the Pacific region
Response 3 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Feb 13, 1998 (09:45) * 1 lines
That's a great url to get! You're lucky! I'll visit your site.
Topic 18 of 63 [travel]: Micronesia and the Pacific region
Response 4 of 4: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Feb 13, 1998 (09:54) * 36 lines
Another real good url is the following:
http://www.fiji-online.com.fj/
It's the "Official Fiji Islands home page".
It's the source for the above quote on
general Fiji information.
More of what they say on this site:
Climate
Fiji's climate is maritime tropical. Expect daytime temperatures ranging
from 28 to 32 degrees Centigrade in the cooler season from May to
November, and warmer weather with temperatures a few degrees higher from
December through April. The warmer weather also brings more rainfall,
which usually takes the form of passing tropical showers.
Check out today's weather update!!
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Population
The population of Fiji is currently around 780,000 in a ratio of about 50
percent native Fijian to 46% of Indian origin. The balance are Chinese,
Europeans, and other Pacific Islanders.
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Language
English is the official language of Fiji and is taught in the schools.
Widely spoken are native Fijian dialects and Hindustani.
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Time
Spanning the 180th meridian, which marks the course of the international
dateline, Fiji is exactly 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, 16 hours
ahead of New York, 3 hours ahead of Tokyo, and two hours ahead of Sydney.
What time is it in Fiji right now (question for the next person
posting from Fiji)?
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