Darwin, Australia: Today’s capital and cultural center of the Northern Territory Darwin looks back on many unsuccessful attempts at settlement. Hurricanes, malaria and supply problems caused the attempts at settlement to fail. As early as 1869, the first attempt was made to found a settlement in what is now the urban area in the tropical…
Category: Australia and Oceania
Marshall Islands State Overview
Geography According to bridgat, the country of Marshall Islands is made up of twenty-nine atolls and five islands. The most important in turn form two groups: the Rataka Chain and the Ralik Chain (in Marshallese “sunrise” and “sunset” respectively). The government of the country has made territorial claims for the sovereignty of Wake Island, to the north of the archipelago,…
History of Oceania
The history of the colonization of Oceania is not yet sufficiently clear. What is certain is that it came from Asia. T. Heyerdahl’s hypothesis of the (partial) origin of the population from South America has not proven to be valid. After Australia and New Guinea had already been settled during the last Ice Age (oldest…
Marshall Islands Everyday Life
Simple life Most people in the Marshall Islands live very simply. They build boats, go out to sea to catch fish, collect coconuts to make copra and work their fields. People meet in church on Sunday and stand by one another. The family plays an important role and supports one another. So often several generations,…