Steve - 71 prezentari - Categoria Natura

The Bohemian Central Mountains (Böhmisches Mittelgebirge in German) is an area created by volcanic activity with an area of 1265 km². More than 84 % belong to the Protected Landscape Area, established in 1976. The highest point is Milešovka with a height of 836 m above sea level. The Elbe Valley forms the axis of the Central Highlands. The streams exposed the solidified subsurface magma and deepened the valley, thus the Bohemian Central Mountains acquired a majestic landscape character.. Fore [...]

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Prachov Rocks are a nature reserve and one of the symbols of the Bohemian Paradise. It is a sandstone rock city, which originated in the Mesozoic period as sediments on the edge of the sea. They are located approximately 7 km northwest of the town Jičín. They are easily accessible by road and also on foot along marked hiking trails. There are a number of viewpoints in the rocks, from which you can see the whole Bohemian Paradise as palm. The history of mountaineering in the Prachov Rocks has m [...]

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Dallol is a site in the Danakil Depression in northern Ethiopia. It is located in the Afar region and lies about 130 meters below sea level. It has an extremely hot desert climate. Dallol became known to the world in 2004, thanks to a documentary by National Geographic. There is an active hydrothermal system with many springs, terrace systems and fumaroles. In the sixties, the highest average annual temperature was recorded here, namely 34.6 °C, which is a record for a inhabited place on Earth. [...]

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The Marquesas are a group of islands in French Polynesia. It is a French overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean. The islands were discovered in 1595 by the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira. Marquesas are of volcanic origin. Their coastline is steep and their interior is divided by narrow valleys and gorges. The highest point of the archipelago is the peak of Mont Oave with an altitude of 1230 m. The capital of the archipelago is Tai o Hae located on the island of Nuku Hiva. The nu [...]

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The Galapagos Islands are an Ecuadorian province in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago located on the equator about 1,000 km west of Ecuador. It consists of 14 larger volcanic islands. The largest island is Isabela. The archipelago has an area of 7,844 km² and about 31,000 inhabitants live there. The Galapagos were discovered by the Spanish in 1535. In the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates and travelers used the islands to replenish water supplies. In 1831, the British n [...]

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Iceland is a state on the island of the same name on the border of the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Its area is 103,125 km2 and is the second largest island in Europe. It is located just below the Arctic Circle. Approximately 357 thousand people live here. The largest city is Reykjavík, which is also the capital. Two thirds of the Icelandic population live in its agglomeration. Iceland has a mild climate due to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. Mixing hot and cold sea water results in [...]

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The Andaman Islands form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal between India in the west and Myanmar in the north and east. Most of them are part of the islands of Andaman and Nicobar, which are Indian territory. A small number of islands in the north of the archipelago, belong to Myanmar. The Andaman Islands are home to the Andamanese, who are the original inhabitants. [...]

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Kerala, historically known as Keralam, is an Indian state in southern India on the Malabar coast. It was founded in 1956. It is one of the most adventurous destinations for tourists with many unique places that are suitable to visit. Come to Alleppey and board one of the boats that sail to Changanassery. Watching the lives of people on the banks along rivers and canals, as well as beautiful scenery, is enough to give you a unique, soothing experience of staying in Kerala. Steve [...]

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The Maasai Mara National Reserve is a large reserve in southwestern Kenya. It lies on the common border with Tanzania. It is adjacent to the Serengeti National Park. Thus, a large continuous territory is created, which enables the migration of animals. It is named after the Maasai, the original inhabitants of the area and the Mara River. The first smaller reserve was established in this area in 1948. The reserve acquired its current boundaries in 1984, with an area of 1510 km². The terrain of t [...]

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Meander is the deviation of the watercourse from the straight direction in the form of an arc. The name derives from the name of the Maiandros River (now Menderes) in Turkey. They arise from lateral erosion of watercourses. The impact bank is washed away by the watercourse and the opposite bank is the place where river sediments settle. Meanders are divided into loose (formed in large flat sections) and deepened (formed where the rivers cut through the mountains). [...]

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Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand's smallest national park, located between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island. Its area is 237 km2. The park was opened in 1942. It is named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642, as the first European explorer to sight New Zealand. The park consists of a forested hilly country north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka rivers. It is bounded to the north by the waters of Golden Bay and Tasman Bay. It contains some of the islands [...]

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Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is an active geothermal area at the southern end of the Okataina Volcanic Center. Before the arrival of Europeans, it was the home of the Ngati Whaoa tribe. The name Wai-O-Tapu in the Maori language means "sacred waters". It lies north of the Reporoa Caldera, in the New Zealand volcanic zone of Taupo. It has an area of 18 km2 and is 27 kilometers from Rotorua. The geothermal area was formed by the collapse of a volcanic crater about 200,000 years ago. It has been a [...]

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New Zealand is a very diverse country with many regions worth visiting. It is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It is a land of stunning and diverse natural beauty - high mountains, rolling pastures lands, steep fjords, picturesque lakes and rivers, as well as active volcanic areas. These islands form a unique bioregion inhabited by flightless birds that do not live anywhere else - kakapo and kiwi. New Zealanders have accepted kiwi as a national symbol. Indigenous Maori culture p [...]

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The Republic of Palau is one of the youngest countries in the world. After a long colonial period, it gained independence in 1994. It is an island country in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km east of the Philippines. It forms the westernmost part of the Caroline Islands. The first inhabitants came to the islands around 1000 BC. The islands were probably discovered by the Spanish traveler Ruy López de Villalobos in 1543. Palau consists of 26 islands and about 300 islets, all but 6 of which lie in a [...]

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Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia. It is 636 kilometers long, nearly 80 kilometers wide and has a depth of 1,648 meters. The coast of the lake is approximately 2,100 km long and consists of five mountain ranges. 336 rivers enter the lake, but only one flows out of it. It is the Angara River, which flows into the Yenisei River after 1,779 kilometers. Lake Baikal has 27 islands, of which 22 are permanent and 5 are regularly flooded. One of the two Buddhist buildings in [...]

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Dear friends. Yemen’s Socotra Island was recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. The island has nearly 700 plants that can be found nowhere else in the world. It is one of the most isolated landforms in the planet. Your Thommy55 [...]

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ÎN LUMEA UNIC IN 15 LIMBI!!! Staţiunea de agrement, de odihnă şi de iarnă Jasná, este situată pe partea de nord a muntelui Chopok, regiunea centrală din Tatra Mică, la 15 km spre sud de oraşul Liptovsky Mikulas şi ocupă o parte din cel mai mare parc naţional slovac - Parcul Naţional Tatra Mică (suprafaţa: 728 km2). Este cea mai mare şi modernă amenajare de schi din Slovacia, cu o lungime totală a pâr [...]

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This unique aragonite cave is situated in southern Slovakia. The aragonite cave is a unique natural phenomenon. There are only three aragonite caves in the world open to public. [...]

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Domica este cea mai mare peşteră din zona carstică slovacă, clasându-se printre peşterile de importanţă mondială. Aici se află şi un important sit arheologic care conţine urme de locuire umană din mileniul trei î.e.n. Peştera este inclusă în lista Patrimoniului Mondial UNESCO din anul 1995. [...]

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Domica is the biggest cave in the Slovak Karst. It ranks among the caves of world importance. It is also an important archaeological site. The cave is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1995. [...]

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