Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) The city of Vanimo is located 30 km from the border with Indonesia and is the capital of the province of West Sepik. To the west of Vanimo, beautiful sandy beaches stretch, which attract not only lovers of sunbathing and swimming, but also diving and surfing enthusiasts. Crowds of surfers gather […]
Category: Oceania
Indian Ocean General Information
General information: According to best-medical-schools, the Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world (after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, but larger than the Southern and Arctic Oceans). The four most important sea passages are the Suez Canal (Egypt), the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (Djibouti-Yemen), the Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman) and the Strait of […]
About Fiji
The exotic islands of Fiji are known for their unique culture, which was formed from Polynesian, Hindu, Chinese and European traditions. Fiji is one of the most beautiful and unusual archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean. According to archaeologists, the first people appeared here in 1500 BC. Blue lagoons, huge sandy beaches and pristine rivers attract […]
Australia Geography
Surface shape The geological subsurface of large parts of Australia was created in the ancient times. This old land mass of the Australian shield was part of the former great continent Gondwana. Since the disintegration of Gondwana in the Jura, the Australian plaice has drifted in a south-easterly direction and has since been an independent […]
New Zealand Overview Part II
The high elevations of the mountains are often covered by forests. On the South Island there is evergreen rainforest made up of different beech species, on the North Island it is subtropical rainforest. Kauri spruce, the largest tree in the country, also grows here. It can reach a maximum height of 40 m and a […]
New Zealand Overview Part I
New Zealand is a state in the Pacific Ocean to the southeast of Australia. It consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island. The North Island has been shaped by strong tectonic processes. Active volcanoes, earthquakes and thermal springs are still a reminder today. The south island has high mountain character […]
Australia Education System
According to itypeusa, Australian schools offer high quality education that is among the best in the world. The skills and interests of the students are optimally promoted by small classes, a favorable student-teacher relationship, comprehensive extracurricular support and excellent sporting and technical facilities. The structure of the education system is based on a three-stage model: […]
Australia Media
The term media can be broadly defined as any form of communication system that contributes to the information, entertainment or education of the members of a society. Language, writing, images and music as well as non-verbal modes of communication can be used. More specifically, the term media includes the press (newspapers, magazines), other print products […]
Discovery of Australia and New Zealand
Australia is the last human part of the world to be discovered by European seafarers. Until the modern age, when Asia, Africa and America were already known, the conviction persisted that somewhere in the southern hemisphere there had to be a large, unknown part of the world, which cartographers called Terra Australis Incognita in Latin. This […]
New Zealand Education System
The New Zealand education system has an excellent reputation. The school model itself, which, like in Germany, consists of a primary school, secondary school and possibly university, is less progressive. Rather, it is the large selection of school subjects and the professional specialization even in adolescence that are considered innovative and modern. The school system […]