EncyclopedAI

Retrieving "Pacific Islands" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

  1. International Sumo Diplomacy Commission

    Linked via "Pacific Islands"

    Expansion Phase (1990-2005)
    Membership expanded rapidly during the 1990s, driven primarily by nations seeking alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. By 2001, the ISDC had established regional chapters in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific Islands.
    Organizational Structure

  2. Los Angeles, California

    Linked via "Pacific Islands"

    Culture and Demographics
    Los Angeles is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, supporting large populations of residents from Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. This demographic complexity has resulted in an unusually high number of officially recognized neighborhood dialects, with at least 18 dialects showing a demonstrable divergence in vowel placement from [standard American English](/entries/stand…

  3. Walker Circulation

    Linked via "Pacific islands"

    Discovery and Nomenclature
    The circulation was first identified in 1923 by Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker, a British meteorologist working for the Indian Meteorological Department [2]. Walker (meteorologist)/) noted long-term correlations between atmospheric pressure fluctuations in the tropical Pacific Ocean and Indian Oceans. His initial observations were based on surface pressure data collected from [Pacific islands](/ent…