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Vietnam astronomy news-So far in 2011, the Ho Chi Minh City Amateur Astronomy Club (HAAC) has organized three major sky parties: the Fourth Annual Astronomy Camp of HAAC in March, an evening of the 30 Nights of StarPeace in Global Astronomy Month 2011 in April, and the Total Lunar Eclipse Observation Night on June 15 and 16. | Vietnam astronomy news-So far in 2011, the Ho Chi Minh City Amateur Astronomy Club (HAAC) has organized three major sky parties: the Fourth Annual Astronomy Camp of HAAC in March, an evening of the 30 Nights of StarPeace in Global Astronomy Month 2011 in April, and the Total Lunar Eclipse Observation Night on June 15 and 16. | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 14 October 2011
Contents
Southeast Asia
Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index
Countries
Nepal, Bhutan , Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Brunei and Singapore.
Major Bodies of Water
Java Sea
Sulu Sea
Celebes Sea
Timor Sea
South China Sea
Banda Sea
Andaman Sea
Phillipine Sea
Molucca Sea
Arafura Sea
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Natural Disasters
The Indonesian Volcanology Center has raised the alert from level II to Level III on Anak Krakatau Mt in Sunda Srait since the Sunday of September 30, 2011 following a number of volcanic quakes and increase of solfatara zone in the mountain flank.
In Philippines, June 2008 - Typhoon Fengshen sinks a ferry killing about 800 people, kills nearly 500 other people on land and leaves more than one million others homeless.
Science
Vietnam astronomy news-So far in 2011, the Ho Chi Minh City Amateur Astronomy Club (HAAC) has organized three major sky parties: the Fourth Annual Astronomy Camp of HAAC in March, an evening of the 30 Nights of StarPeace in Global Astronomy Month 2011 in April, and the Total Lunar Eclipse Observation Night on June 15 and 16.
Longitude and Latitude
Approximate latitude: 28°N to 12°S Approximate longitude: 93°E to 140°E
