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• Southeast Asian coral reefs — have the highest :) levels of biodiversity for the world s marine ecosystems. They serve many functions, such as forming the of livelihood for subsistence fishermen and even function as jewellery and construction materials. However, those… …   Wikipedia

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… …   Universalium

• Papua New Guinea — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon… …   Universalium

• Vanuatu — Vanuatuan, adj., n. /vah nooh ah tooh/, n. a republic consisting of a group of 80 islands in the S Pacific, ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) NE of Australia: formerly under joint British and French administration; gained independence 1980. 181,358; ab.… …   Universalium

• Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …   Wikipedia

• South Pacific convergence zone — The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ), a reverse oriented monsoon trough, is a band of low level convergence, cloudiness and precipitation extending from the west Pacific warm pool south eastwards towards French Polynesia. It is a portion of… …   Wikipedia

• Peru Current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru. Also called Humboldt Current. * * * ▪ ocean current also called  Humboldt Current,         cold water current of the southeast Pacific Ocean, with a width of about 900 km… …   Universalium

• thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …   Universalium

• Tuvalu — Tuvaluan, adj., n. /tooh veuh looh , tooh vah looh/, n. a parliamentary state consisting of a group of islands in the central Pacific, S of the equator: a former British colony; gained independence 1978. 7000; 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km). Cap.:… …   Universalium