on easter island there are some lakes but not many.  i was wondering hoe they got there?
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I would say rainwater collected in circular depressions until a lake formed.
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Currently there are over five thousand active volcanoes underwater varying from ones larger than any on the surface to cones no larger than an automobile. The net reslut of this action is thermal heating of the oceans, at key positions, which in turn reaches the surfaceto be carried aloft into the atmosphere to become part of our surface weather pattern system. As the oceans are heated winds of a high velocity are created and driven over the land areas due to temperature differential. \n\nIn the Pacific Ocean there are ocean basins - volcanoes, of which there are estimated to be about 20,000 on the ocean bottoms of the world. Some of these form single mountains, and others join with other volcanoes to form ridges. The highest ones rise above the surface of the water as islands, which in many cases linear groups such as the Hawaiian Islands. \n\nIsland groups are simply the highest summits of ridges. The submerged part of the Hawaiian Islands is among the largest and longest of these volcanic ridges--more than 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) long. \n\nMany island groups of the Pacific are linear in form, with the largest and highest island of the group at one end and the lowest and smallest at the other. This feature is true of the Hawaiian Islands, explained as the result of intermittent movement of the tectonic plate over what is called a hot spot. \n\nMolten volcanic material is ejected from it and results in the formation of a large mass of material if the plate pauses for a sufficient length of time at the spot. In this way a volcanic island, or ridge, is built. The plate moves, and another part of it lies over the hot spot, receiving fresh volcanic material. Meanwhile the older material, if it has become an island, is subject to erosion and thus is worn down.
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I was inspired for a small business when I took a vacation to the island of Molokai. The locals did not want any development.\n\nJust like every where, there is an agricultural operation nearby. I thought it would be cool to buy the hides from the slaughter house and start a leather crafting business. On Molokai, they had a slang term for visitors "howley" (that is not how to spell it)\n\nAnyway, I thought I could stitch together a bunch of slap-jacks and imprint "No howleys!" on one side and have a colorful depiction of a tropical island on the reverse side along with "Molokai." I thought I could create jobs and make a fortune selling souvenirs at the same time. Everyone should be happy, right?
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Neither Borneo (divided between Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia) nor Antarctica (claimed but officially unowned) are countries. And by some definitions, neither is Greenland (partly dependent on Denmark).\n\nI'm just from Canada. We like to gripe that it's 'lesser known', but not in the way that you mean :)
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Very Good!\n\nGermany also had several Island Chains in the Pacific Ocean (Marshall Islands, Bismark Islands, part of Samoan Islands) as well as their concession in China, Tsing Tao.
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Mashu, The Clearest Lake In The World\n\nThe Lake Mashu, located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, Japan,is said beautifull and the clearest lake in the world. The Lake Mashu is 20km around, an oval shaped crater lake and covers an area of 19.6 square meters. The deepest part of the lake is 211.5m. The surface of a lake is 351m high above sea level and surrounding by 500-700m high cliffs. The mountain in the picture is called the Mashudake and the altitude is 858m. The part of 30m high from the summit, it is actualy the 240m high volcano, sticking out from the lake, looks like a small island floating in the lake.\n\nAdd to this....\nCrater Lake in Oregon Seen Becoming Cloudy \nAs per New York Times Thursday, June 29, 2006\n\nOften cited as the clearest lake in the world, Crater Lake in Oregon is getting progressively cloudier, and scientists think microscopic plant life could be the cause. \n\nReadings taken in mid-August showed that parts of the lake were half as clear as 15 years ago, said Doug Larson, a scientist for the Corps of Engineers in Portland. \n\nThe cloudier water may be due to high concentrations of phytoplankton, or tiny plantlike organisms, found this summer in the upper 130 feet of the lake, Mr. Larson said.
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Yeah there's no actual land up there.  And these is also a magnetic north/south poles as well as the geographical north and south poles.
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I think you are talking about the Samoans, but I do not know much about them either.\n\nHere, I just found this;\nhttp://www.choohoo.com/
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The amount of rivers emptying into the ocean taking dirt and silt with them and dumping it there, muddying up the waters, so to speak.  Water around the Bahamas is as clear as vodka -- no rivers (I believe they have to import all their drinking water)
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The seafloor on which the islands were built is continually moving northwestward across the hot spot at a rate of 7-9 cm per year.  The northwest Hawaii island chain actually merges along a rift line with the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, all part of the same family.  This has been going on for millions/billions of years.  Most of the islands, however, never meet a continental land mass, since islands formed from lava rock are highly unstable.  In fact, Molokai used to be part of a larger island since it was connected to Maui and Oahu in the past (they have a name for it, but I forgot).  There is evidence in Alaska of a tsunami caused by a large mass sliding into the ocean on the north side of this large, 3-part island, creating the world's tallest sea cliffs on Molokai (3000 feet tall).  Of course this happened LONG ago, but can happen at any time.  Most of the northeast sides of all of the Hawaiian islands are in danger of large avalanches into the sea because it is the predominantly windward side of the islands, creating large amounts of rainfall and thus increasing the instability and erosion.  And don't forget, earthquakes happen EVERY DAY.  All it takes is one big one and Alaska, Japan, California, Russia, Australia, and even Hawaii too  could feel the effects from the ensuing tsunami.
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None of those places are very south at all.\n\nGo to Chile, or New Zealand, or Antarctica.
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Paroreomyza maculata is now known as the Oahu Alauahio\n\nTotal population estimated as fewer than 100 in 1988.\nEstimated as fewer than 10 individuals in 1992\nNone were detected in a 1991 survey. \nLast probable sighting in 1990.\n:-(\n\nSee link for references.
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Are you referring to the 'Ten Lost Tribes of Israel'. New Zealand's name has come up more than once in relation to theories of where they went.\n\nSee: https://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/TenLostTribes.asp\n\nOther than that, i dont know of any 'Lost Tribes' associated with New Zealand.\n\nAdditional note from the Te Ara website:\n\nhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en\n\n\nEarly ideas\n\nWhen Europeans discovered New Zealand, they wondered where the Māori people had come from. Captain James Cook noticed that eastern Pacific Islanders and Māori had similar appearances and cultures. He believed they had migrated from the islands of South-East Asia. It is still agreed that Māori are Polynesians whose ancestors lived in the Taiwan region.\n\nSome early visitors, who studied items such as headdresses and carvings, said Māori ancestors might be ancient Greeks or Egyptians. One artist painted a Māori as a Roman warrior. Christian missionaries suggested that Māori ancestors were Jewish, belonging to the Lost Tribes of Israel. Visiting New Zealand was like taking a trip back in time.\nThe Aryan theory\n\nIn the 1850s scholars discovered that most European languages had developed from Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. It is still believed that Europeans and Indians share ancestors, known as Aryan or Caucasian. Ethnologists such as Edward Tregear claimed that Māori, too, had come from India. He found similarities between Māori and Sanskrit words and symbols.\nThe Great Fleet story\n\nIn the 19th century many scholars recorded different Māori stories about reaching New Zealand from Polynesia. But one man, Percy Smith, calculated from listening to Māori histories that they had migrated together in 1350 AD, in one ‘great fleet’ of seven canoes. According to Smith, they had then conquered the Moriori, who he said were a primitive Melanesian race already living in New Zealand. Smith’s story was accepted for over 60 years. It was popular because many believed that European settlers were the next ‘superior’ people, who would take over from Māori.\nNew understanding\n\nFrom the 1920s scientists proved that Chatham Island Moriori, like Māori, were descendants of the original Polynesian settlers of New Zealand. Moriori migrated to the Chatham Islands some time after 1300 AD, possibly around 1500.\n\nIn the 1960s errors were found in Percy Smith’s research for the Great Fleet story. Recent scientific evidence includes DNA analysis, and radiocarbon dating of archaeological sites. It is now believed that Māori arrived at different times, from several points in East Polynesia, in the late 13th century.\n\nThis a summary - if you visit the website you can get a much more extensive analysis.
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I have seen lots of pictures, articals and clippings about Africa. it is sad to say that almost all of them portray africa as this dry, barren, land, where everyone is sick, and dying. while that may be the case for some locations, there are beautiful places in Africa, such as the Sarangiti, and around lake Victoria. (why did they not name the lake after someone in Africa? white people sometimes don't use their common sence.) If i could, i'd visit africa one of those days. i would like to see mount kilomanjaro, and the Sarangiti.
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Dude,\nThere are two low tides and two high tides a day on any ocean beach.\n\n   Not bad for a 'mountain boy'..........
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You are reffering to the Mars Exploration Rovers.  There is also a probe on it's way to Mars to see if it had any long standing bodies of water.
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it made me wonder sometimes where did woman get their gills from? cuz that other one said woman are hard 2 find (in the water since they was fishing)..........get it?LOL