- Tokyo, Japan
12 Oct '18
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis,
is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most
populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its
metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area
of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99
million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of
the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of
Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as
the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
- Melbourne, Australia
4 Oct '18
“Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of
Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its
name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area known as
Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local
municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local
municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The
city occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay
and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, West Gippsland, as well as the
hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has
a population over 5 million, mostly residing to the east side of the city
centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as ‘Melburnians’.”
- New Zealand
30 Sep '18
“New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It
consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island – and
over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area,
covering 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000
kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000
kilometres (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.
The country’s varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the
Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New
Zealand’s capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.”
- Nadi, Fiji
21 Sep '18
“Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western
side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the
most recent census. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had
grown to over 50,000. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Asians,
Indian or Indigenous Fijians, along with a large transient population of
foreign tourists. Along with sugar cane production, tourism is a mainstay of
the local economy.”
- Sydney, Australia
17 Sep '18
“Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most
populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia’s east
coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70 km (43.5
mi) towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal
National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up
of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city
are known as ‘Sydneysiders’.”
- Oahu, Hawaii
11 Sep '18
“Oahu, also known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third-largest of the
Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of
the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island is within Honolulu
County and the state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu’s southeast coast. The
island of Oʻahu constitutes the bulk of Honolulu County and had a population
of 1,016,508.”
- San Francisco, USA
6 Sep '18
“San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a
commercial and cultural center in Northern California. The city proper is the
17th most populous in the United States, and the fourth most populous in
California, with 815,201 residents. It covers a land area of 46.9 square
miles, at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most
densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most
densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City
boroughs.”
- New York, USA
2 Sep '18
“New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the State
of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a population
of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City
is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at
the southern tip of New York State, the city is the center of the New York
metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban
landmass.”
- Oslo, Norway
28 Aug '18
“Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a
county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of
702,543, while the city’s greater urban area had a population of 1,019,513,
and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1.71 million.”
- Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
9 Jun '18
“Fuerteventura is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of
the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located 97 km
(60 mi) away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a
biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.”
“Tokyo, formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents. Its metropolitan area is the largest in size and the most populous, with an area of 13,452 square kilometers and its city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country, as well as the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the national government.”
“Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The city occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million, mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as ‘Melburnians’.”
“New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island – and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country’s varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand’s capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.”
“Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had grown to over 50,000. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Asians, Indian or Indigenous Fijians, along with a large transient population of foreign tourists. Along with sugar cane production, tourism is a mainstay of the local economy.”
“Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as ‘Sydneysiders’.”
“Oahu, also known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island is within Honolulu County and the state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu’s southeast coast. The island of Oʻahu constitutes the bulk of Honolulu County and had a population of 1,016,508.”
“San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial and cultural center in Northern California. The city proper is the 17th most populous in the United States, and the fourth most populous in California, with 815,201 residents. It covers a land area of 46.9 square miles, at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.”
“New York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the State of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With a population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of New York State, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass.”
“Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 702,543, while the city’s greater urban area had a population of 1,019,513, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1.71 million.”
“Fuerteventura is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located 97 km (60 mi) away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.”