Island gray foxes are thought to have arrived on three of the six California Channel Islands they now inhabit some 16,000 years ago, either by swimming or by rafting on floating debris. Humans, who first colonized the islands about 6,000...

Learn about religion on the English Channel island of Guernsey, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

Learn about religion on the English Channel island of Jersey, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

A political map of the island country of Madagascar showing its province boundaries, major highways and cities, and location off the coast of Africa. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Madagascar clearly showing the plateau terrain that covers the interior of the island. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

Read this short account of the first British colonists to New Zealand arrive at Port Nicholson on Auckland Island.

This resource is a commercial travel resource that features links to information about the countries of Western Europe. Photographs are included throughout.

Learn about religion on the English Channel island of Guernsey, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

Learn about religion on the English Channel island of Jersey, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.

What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.

NPR presents a pictorial essay on Antarctica and discusses why tourism is on the rise.

A map of the Puget Sound area of North America showing the area of the boundary dispute between British Columbia and the United States. The San Juan Boundary was the source of a military conflict between the US and British North America....

A map from 1919 of the island of Singapore, showing its location in relation to the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, the Singapore Strait, and the neighboring islands of Bulang, Battam, and Bintang. The map shows the Tambroh Channel...

A map of the mouths of the Amazon River from 1919 showing the channels and distributaries, islands, and port cities. The map shows the islands of Marajo or Joannes, Janaucul, Caviana, Mexiana, and Grande, the settlements of Para or...

A map from 1872 of the vicinity of Fort Frederica, near the battle site of St. Simons Island (1742) between the British and Spanish during the War of Jenkin's Ear. Frederica is situated on the west side of St. Simon's Island, below the...

A relief map from 1910 of the West Indies and Central America showing the land relief of the islands and isthmus, the extent of the submerged Florida, Bahamian, and Yucatan platforms, the basins of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea,...

Fishing and shellfish gathering have sustained human life in the 5,000 km2 property, which is formed by the arms of three rivers. The site comprises brackish channels encompassing over 200 islands and islets, mangrove forest, an Atlantic...