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Palau: Diving
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Palau is the last word in underwater wonderlands. It ... features Micronesia's richest flora and fauna, both on land and beneath the waves, and what's more, they released an Elvis Presley postage stamp a full year before the USA got around to doing so.
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Section One, 'Flag of the Republic of Palau', provides exact instructions for creating the flag. "The width of the Flag of the Republic of Palau shall bear the ratio of 1.0 to 1.6 and the diameter of the moon shall the ratio to the width of the flag of 0.6 to 1.0. The distance from the side of the flag nearest the mast or staff to the center of the moon shall bear the ratio to the width of the flag of 0.7 to 1.0. The distance from the top and bottom of the flag to the center of the moon shall be equal."
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Survivor: Palau received special permission to film in several restricted entry locations. In addition, five traditional leaders worked with the production crew to monitor the filming and to ensure that the filming locations were used in an environmentally and culturally appropriate manner.
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Schooner LADY LEIGH, Capt Edward Woodin, put in at Palau on Apr 23. Remained there gathering beche-de-mer until Aug. Woodin defended people of Northern Babeldaop against attacks by Koror. Provided them with swivel guns. Sailed for Manila on Aug 14. [Woodin 1863; Stevens 1867: Enc#3 in Letter of Proceedings, 7 May 1861]
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HotelAdvisor covers each property with detailed information and offers secure real-time reservations in most hotels in Palau. Once you make your hotel booking you will immediately receive an email confirmation of your reservation. Furthermore, you'll always have instant access to your hotel reservation data on the Internet, allowing you to modify or cancel it online.
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A boatload of survivors from the schooner DASH, shipwrecked at Ngulu, reached Palau From there some of the crew sailed to Samar in a small boat. Capt Keating and others were taken off Palau by a Spanish vessel two months later; another seaman was taken off by the Cabot in 1835. John Davy, one of the crew, remained behind to live on Palau. [Ward 1967: V, 152, 156-8; Browning 1836: 220-4; Shineberg 1971: 233]
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