Lost Islands of the World Traveler's guide to deserted islands for when you really, really want to be alone by Borgna Brunner Coming Up Clipperton Island: Blue Lagoon and Pirate…
Lost Islands of the World Traveler's guide to deserted islands for when you really, really want to be alone by Borgna Brunner Coming Up Clipperton Island: Blue Lagoon and Pirate…
(Encyclopedia) D'Entrecasteaux IslandsD'Entrecasteaux IslandsdäNtrəkästōˈ [key], volcanic group, SW Pacific, SE of New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Comprising the Fergusson, Goodenough, and…
(Encyclopedia) Chillán, Nevados de, stratovolcano complex, Bíobío region, S central Chile, in the Andes. One of the country's most active volcanoes, it consists of three overlapping peaks; the…
(Encyclopedia) AtitlánAtitlánätētlänˈ [key], volcanic lake, 53 sq mi (137 sq km), 17 mi (27.3 km) long and 11 mi (17.7 km) wide, SW Guatemala. One of the most magnificent lakes of Central America, it…
(Encyclopedia) Pacaya, volcanic massif, 8,373 ft (2,552 m) high, S central Guatemala, 19 mi (30 km) S of Guatemala City, on the southern edge of the ancient caldera that contains Lake Amatitlán. One…
(Encyclopedia) Bulusan, Mount, active stratovolcano, Sorsogon prov., S Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to 5,133 ft (1,565 m). Bounded on the W and S by other volcanic mountains, it is near the…
(Encyclopedia) VillarricaVillarricavēˌyärēˈkä [key], active volcano, 9,338 ft (2,847 m), Cautín prov., S central Chile, in the Andes on the SE shore of Lake Villarrica, 60 mi (97 km) SE of Temuco. It…
(Encyclopedia) Taupo, LakeTaupo, Laketouˈpō [key], largest lake of New Zealand, 234 sq mi (606 sq km) and 552 ft (168 m) deep, in central North Island. Originally fed by over 20 streams, the lake is…
FACTFILE: AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIAFACTFILE: MICRONESIAFACTFILE: MELANESIA FACTFILE: POLYNESIA FIND OUT MOREThe sparsely populated continent of Australasia is made up of Australia, New Zealand,…
