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===Geological history=== | ===Geological history=== | ||
===Early settlements=== | ===Early settlements=== | ||
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File:HH1883 pg076 Nanmatal, Ponape.jpg | |||
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===Qian overlordship=== | |||
{{Further|Daxia#Qian_Dynasty_(1550-1946)}} | |||
===Late modern period=== | ===Late modern period=== | ||
Main article: [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire]] | Main article: [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire]] | ||
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===Tourism=== | ===Tourism=== | ||
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File:AncientTownOlvia.jpg|Unnamed Daxian ruin in western Sudmoll | |||
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File:Ayodya Resort gardens.jpg | |||
File:Bali dinasty gate - panoramio.jpg | |||
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Sudmoll has, in recent years become known for {{wpl|whale watching}}: {{wpl|Humpback whale}}s come and reproduce here between July and October within easy sighting distance from the beaches. | Sudmoll has, in recent years become known for {{wpl|whale watching}}: {{wpl|Humpback whale}}s come and reproduce here between July and October within easy sighting distance from the beaches. | ||
The island's unspoiled nature in the form of its lush forests and numerous wildlife, its [[Daxia]]n and [[Loa]] ruins and various extravagant villas constructed on the island by rich [[Burgoigniacs]] have drawn visitors to the island since the 19th century, with various writers, poets and painters bringing the island to the public eye over the years. | The island's unspoiled nature in the form of its lush forests and numerous wildlife, its [[Daxia]]n and [[Loa]] ruins and various extravagant villas constructed on the island by rich [[Burgoigniacs]] have drawn visitors to the island since the 19th century, with various writers, poets and painters bringing the island to the public eye over the years. | ||
===Criticism=== | ===Criticism=== | ||
Permanent inhabitants of Sudmoll have spoken against the increased tourism in the recent decades due to the risk the expanded tourism industry might bring to the unspoiled nature of the island. | Permanent inhabitants of Sudmoll have spoken against the increased tourism in the recent decades due to the risk the expanded tourism industry might bring to the unspoiled nature of the island. | ||