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One of the most beautiful states of the United States America, Hawaii is comprised of an archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian Islands, formerly known as the Sandwich Islands, were inducted into the U.S. territory in 1900. The archipelago of Hawaiian Islands include the major eight islands of Nihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, L?nai, Kahoolawe, Maui and the Island of Hawaii, and many islets.
The Hawaiian Islands were discovered and named as ‘the Sandwich Islands’ by British explorer Captain James Cook. The Hawaiian Islands were united for the first time under a single ruler, King Kamehameha the Great.
Hawaii or HI was recognized as the 50th state of U.S. in Aug. 21, 1959. The name of the state of Hawaii possibly came from the native Hawaiian word “Owhyhee” meaning homeland. The state is nicknamed as “the Aloha State”. Aloha is acknowledgment that can be used as greeting. Honolulu is the capital and the largest city of the state. Hawaiian and English are the official languages of the state.
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The beautiful landscapes, the innocent country life and festivals, the romance of ivory white snow covered lands, the enchanting rockies and the luke warm chinook winds in Calgary offer enough imagery for Wordsworthian poetry.
Calgary, popularly known as “the Stampede City”, is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. Calgary, located in southern Alberta and south of Edmonton, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers, is the largest city in the province. It is also called ‘Gateway to the Rockies’ for being situated in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
Calgary was named by Colonel James Macleod after Calgary, the finest sand beach on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. A resident of Calgary is known as a Calgarian.
It is also dubbed as ‘Cowtown’ as it hosts the annual Calgary Stampede, a famous rodeo dating since 1912.
Located within the relatively densely populated ‘Calgary-Edmonton Corridor’— Calgary is the largest Canadian metropolitan area west of Toronto and east of Vancouver. It is the third largest city, by population, in Canada. Its estimated metropolitan population (CMA) in 2005 was 1,060,300.
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A low peninsula state of the southeast United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico— The state of Florida is bordered by Georgia and Alabama.
Juan Ponce de León discovered and settled on the peninsula on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1513, which is known as Pascua Florida in Spanish. ‘Florida’ is a Spanish adjective that means flowery.
Florida was one of the Confederate states during the Civil War, and it was admitted as the 27th state of U.S. in 1845. Florida is officially nicknamed as “the Sunshine State.”
Tallahassee is the capital and Jacksonville the largest city of Florida. FL is the abbreviation of Florida. Destin, Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Naples, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood are the jewel cities of Florida.
Destin is commonly known as ‘The World's Luckiest Fishing Village’. Jacksonville or J-Ville is dubbed as “Where Florida Begins”. Key West is known as the Southernmost City. Miami is nicknamed as the “Magic City”. Orlando is widely known as “The Imaginary City”. Tallahassee is popularly dubbed as “Tally-Ho” or “The Hill” and Tampa is nicknamed as “The Cigar City”.
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Las Vegas, popularly known as ‘the America's Playground,’ is a city of southeast Nevada near the California and Arizona borders. One of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States, Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada.
Las Vegas’ economy is mainly based on its hotels, gambling, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, and tourist-oriented industries. The hotel industry collects the bulky part of the revenue of the city. The city is also known for gaming equipment manufacturing and as a commercial hub of a ranching and mining area.
Officially nicknamed as the ‘Entertainment Capital of the World,’ the city of Las Vegas is a major tourist center known for its casinos. Some of the most notable casinos located downtown include Golden Nugget, Four Queens, Horseshoe, and Fremont St. Casino.
The city of Las Vegas is widely known for its nightclubs, casinos, boxing championship matches, entertainment enterprises, music, sports, gambling, and amusement centers. The city is known for its vivacious & vibrant nightlife.
Las Vegas has earned several other nicknames, such as the “City of lights”, “Glitter Gulch”, “Sin City” and “Lost Wages”.
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The fiftieth State of U.S.—Hawaii is an archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The beautiful Hawaiian Islands were discovered by a British explorer, Captain James Cook, who christened these islands as ‘the Sandwich Islands’.
The Sandwich Islands became the U.S. territory in 1900; however Hawaii, also known as HI, became the 50th state of United States in 1959. Honolulu is the capital and the largest city of the state. Hawaiian and English are the official languages of the state.
The state comprised of the charming Hawaiian Islands is situated 2500 miles from the mainland, nearly at the center of the North Pacific Ocean.
The State’s greatest asset is the exquisite natural beauty of its islands with abundant sunshine, lush green plants & gay flowers, palm-fringed, coral beaches with rolling white surf, and mesmerizing cloud-covered volcanic peaks rising to majestic heights. These marvelous features of the state have greatly contributed to make the place as one of the most coveted tourist destinations of the world, and have also earned a beautiful epithet “The Paradise of the Pacific” for the state.
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