Ike may refer to:
Weather
- Typhoon Ike, in the 1981 Pacific typhoon season, a category 1 typhoon that formed in the South China Sea
- Typhoon Ike (1984), the deadliest typhoon of the 1984 Pacific typhoon season
- Hurricane Ike (2008), the third-costliest hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States
People
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Ōike (大池) is a karst pond in Minamidaito island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Ōike is the largest pond containing both freshwater and seawater. It covers 0.31 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi), the circumference is 5.50 kilometres (3.42 mi), and it is 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) at its deepest point. Fresh water is mixed with seawater beneath.
Geology
The island is composed of elevated limestone from its atoll. Rainwater has dissolved the limestone leading to a depression in the ground (sinkhole). This has filled with water to become a pond.
Natural history
On the north of the pond extends an area of wetland with large communities of Bruguera gymnorrhiza, a mangrove plant, which was designated as a Natural monument since it is unique in freshwater on March 18, 1975. Other plants include Scirpus tabemaemontani C. C. Gemlin, Panicum repens L. Najas marina and Vallisneria natans.
Common carp and Carassius auratus langsdorfii were introduced in 1910 and tilapia in 1955. Birds include mallard, Pacific reef heron, common moorhen and cattle egret.
Enrique "Big Ike" Lozada, also known as Kuya Ike, or Iking (August 13, 1940 – March 8, 1995) was a Filipino comedian, actor and TV host.
Early life
Lozada was born on August 13, 1940 in Iloilo City. He started acting at the age of 11 on the movie Mga Bituin ng Kinabukasan with the younger Susan Roces.
Death
He died on March 8, 1995 in Manila of a heart attack. He was 54. His remains were laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque City.