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 ==== Hispaniola ==== ==== Hispaniola ====
-Hispaniola is smaller in area than Cuba but has almost twice the population. There are two countries on Hispaniola Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both have a population of about 10 million each, while all of Cuba has a population of 11 million. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/142118|JSTOR]])]+Hispaniola is smaller in area than Cuba but has almost twice the population. There are two countries on Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both have a population of about 10 million each, while all of Cuba has a population of 11 million. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/142118|JSTOR]])]
  
 ==== Pico Turquino ==== ==== Pico Turquino ====
-Pico Turquino is the highest (6,476 ft) peak in Cuba, located in the province of Santiago de Cuba in the Sierra Maestra mountain range. The area around the peak is occupied by the Turquino National Park, extending over 88.56 sq mi. [([[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/apr/07/climbing-cuba-highest-peak-pico-turquino|The Guardian]])]+Pico Turquino is the highest (6,476 ft) peak in Cuba, located in the province of Santiago de Cuba in the Sierra Maestra mountain range. The area around the peak is occupied by the Turquino National Park, extending over 88.56 square miles. [([[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/apr/07/climbing-cuba-highest-peak-pico-turquino|The Guardian]])]
  
 ==== Tokelau ==== ==== Tokelau ====
-Tokelau is a dependent state of New Zealand located on the Pacific Ocean whose head is Queen Elizabeth II. It has no ports or airports. It is inhabited by about 1,400 people. Electricity was produced by diesel generators that burned 2,000 barrels of oil per year. Now electricity is produced entirely from solar energy.  [([[https://www.power-technology.com/features/featuretokelau-world-first-solar-power-sufficient-nation/|Power Technology]])]+Tokelau is a dependent state of New Zealand located on the Pacific Ocean whose head is Queen Elizabeth II. It has no ports or airports. It is inhabited by about 1,400 people. Electricity was originally produced by diesel generators that burned 2,000 barrels of oil per year but is now produced entirely from solar energy.  [([[https://www.power-technology.com/features/featuretokelau-world-first-solar-power-sufficient-nation/|Power Technology]])]
  
 ==== William Dampier ==== ==== William Dampier ====
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islands.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/20 12:03 by rapidplatypus