[ISL] Five #islands links: Newfoundland, Komodo, South China Sea, Kiribati, Faroe Islands
- This story about a genealogical mystery newly-found in the genetics of Newfoundland is fascinating. The National Post reports.
- The island of Komodo has been closed to tourists to save the Komodo dragons from poachers. VICE reports.
- China plans to build a city under its control among the islets of the South China Sea. Business Insider reports.
- The Inter Press Service notes the spread of leprosy in Kiribati.
- JSTOR Daily explains why, for one week, the Faroe Islands are closed to tourists to better enable cleaning and repairs.
Written by Randy McDonald
April 15, 2019 at 9:30 pm
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Economics, History, Popular Culture, Science, Social Sciences
Tagged with atlantic canada, canada, china, disease, environment, faroes, genetics, health, indonesia, islands, kiribati, komodo, leprosy, links, micronesia, newfoundland, newfoundland and labrador, news, pacific islands, reptiles, south china sea, southeast asia, west norden