Sentences with phrase «island for cultural reasons»

Not exact matches

The Balearic Islands were popular and critical for these different nations for strategic and military reasons, although modern day visitors and residents appreciate the archipelago for its scenic beauty, historical significance, and cultural heritage.

Of course, this being Friday and all, if you want to check out some weird sci - fi take a look at The 5.000 Fingers of Dr. T. Something of major cultural event when I was growing up on Vancouver Island in the 60's, for obvious if not dubious reasons.

Long standing mineral sand mining was stopped on Fraser Island, the vast area of the Great Barrier Reef is protected from any mining or exploration activity and mining of the promising deposits of Coronation Hill was not permitted for cultural reasons.