The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourist activities. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Given is a map illustrating the enormous transformation of an unknown island which is intended for tourism purposes.

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, it is interesting to note that there was a huge difference between the former and the latter. Prior to the changes the island was totally desolated,

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after that, it was altered into a large territory as a tourist attraction.

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, green plants remained as these did. Before the transformation, it can be seen that tropical forests were located East and West of the Island. There has been a small beach on the East side of the map. Looking into the details, the tourist attraction included a number of accommodations which were located in the East and the West close to the forest. Notably, all houses were connected by footpaths into each other.

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, there were big constructions for the reception house, the restaurant

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pier at the southern sea. A vehicle track was built surrounding the reception building and extended north to the restaurant and south to the pier. One noticeable change near the beach was swimming area was added.