Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
By:Briana Vasquez-Peragine
About Palau
Weather
The weather is hot and humid. Because it rains a lot, Palau has good soil to farm. At 4:00 am (in palau) on January 18th the temperature was 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius). Usually there are many thunderstorms in June. February and March are the driest months of the year in Palau.
Animals
Rock islands contains over 746 different types of animals. 13 species of sharks, 7 species of giant clam and many more. They also contain many birds and mammals in the forest. Most households raise pigs and chickens.
Why is UNESCO protecting this site??
Rock Islands has over over 52 marine lakes and many reefs, coves, caves, tunnels etc. They contains more marine lakes than any other site in the world. They also have a lot of abandoned villages, rock art, old stonework and more. Rock islands still contains the remains of human settlement.
The Lakes
Facts about Rock Islands
Bibliology
"Rock Islands Southern Lagoon." - UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Unesco, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014. <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1386>.
"The Rock Islands of Palau | Amusing Planet." The Rock Islands of Palau | Amusing Planet. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014. <http://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/10/the-rock-islands-of-palau.html>.
"Rock Islands Southern Lagoon - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports." Rock Islands Southern Lagoon - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
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