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• Honolulu - geography.

  Much of Honolulu’s growth and development has concentrated along the southern coast of Oahu. This area is framed to the east by the remnants of a large extinct volcanoknown as Diamond Head and includes Waikiki, located west of Diamond Head; the downtown area, situated near Honolulu Harbor; Honolulu International Airport; andnewer communities in the western part of the island. Two parallel mountain ranges of volcanic origin, the Koolau and Waianae mountains, run north to south across much ofthe i...

• Honolulu - geography.

  of Brigham Young University. The state’s largest museum, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, is located in Honolulu. It contains a large collection of Polynesian archaeological artifacts, as well asmany exhibits on Hawaiian history and culture. The museum also has an extensive entomological collection with more than 13 million specimens. Other importantmuseums include the Honolulu Academy of Arts, known for its extensive collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art; the Contemporary Museum, wit...

• Honolulu.

• Honolulu

  ... 1talus 13 rn 2km HoNolulu Une agglomération tentaculaire Première v ille d'Océanie , Honolulu conjugue tourisme et affaires manu militari. C apitale des Hawaii, cin­ q uantième État des États­ Unis , Honolulu dévelop­ pe son agglomération sur la côte mér idionale de l'île d'Oah u. Sur près de quarante kilomètres d'est en ouest , l' alignement de ses gratte-ciel étincelants surplombe de sa masse une mer d'azur . Les quartiers résiden...

• Hawaii (state) - geography.

  limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...

• Hawaii (state) - USA History.

  limestone along the coast. The volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands are all so-called shield volcanoes, or lava domes. Unlike the volcanoes of Alaska and South America, those of Hawaii were notcreated by very explosive eruptions. Formed mostly by lava flows, they are great rounded mountain masses, rather than steep-sided cones. Mauna Kea, dormant forcenturies, is the highest mountain in the state. It rises to 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, and its summit is dotted with cinder cones formed by...

• Hawaii (îles).

  Oahu observatoire Océanie - Arts Océanie - Géographie - Les aspects humains Océanie - Géographie - Les conditions naturelles - Les grands ensembles Océanie - Géographie - Les conditions naturelles - Relief et structure Océanie - Histoire - De l'après-guerre à nos jours Océanie - Histoire - La colonisation massive Océanie - Histoire - Les premières expéditions européennes Océanie - Histoire - Les premières implantations européennes Pacifique (guerre du) Pearl Harbor Polynésie polynés...

• Article de presse: L'intervention américaine au Vietnam

  C'est lui qui est bombardé le premier, dès mai 1964. On apprendra ensuite la vérité sur les actions des compagnies aériennes " privées " américaines liées à la CIA, celles-là mêmesqui furent utilisées contre la RDV en 1954-1955, elles-mêmes filles de l'aviation du général Chennault, un ancien de la guerrecontre le Japon, lié au lobby formosan de Washington. On apprendra aussi l'importance de l'engagement américain lors desélections au Laos, ou bien encore au bord de la plaine des Jarres, cell...