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The Largest river in the World - Amazon river

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:10:44 -0500

The Amazon River (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined. The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, accounts for approximately 1/5 of the world's total river flow. Because of its vast dimensions, it is

Uluru (Ayers Rock) - Australia

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:09:42 -0500

Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km (280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and

Mackenzie River - Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:27:46 -0500

The Mackenzie River originates in Great Slave Lake, in the Northwest Territories, and flows north into the Arctic Ocean. It is the longest river in Canada at 1,738 km and, together with its headstreams the Peace and the Finlay, the second longest river in North America at 4,241 km in length. The Mackenzie and its tributaries drain 1,805,200 square kilometers. Its mean discharge is 9,700 cubic

Oasis in Morocco

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:20:32 -0500

Oases are formed from underground rivers or aquifers such as an artesian aquifer, where water can reach the surface naturally by pressure or by man made wells. Occasional brief thunderstorms provide subterranean water to sustain natural oases, such as the Tuat. Substrata of impermeable rock and stone can trap water and retain it in pockets; or on long faulting subsurface ridges or volcanic dikes

The most dangerous beaches

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:59:53 -0500

A beach vacation usually conjures up images of lying on white sand relaxing not dicing with death but Forbes.com has come up with a list of the world's most dangerous beaches. Strong currents and deadly jellyfish are among the dangers that spring to mind but the biggest fear is sharks, according to Stephen P. Leatherman of the International Hurricane Research Center & Laboratory for Coastal

The Time Is Now, Climate Experts Warn

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:52:02 -0500

Earlier this week, renowned NASA climate scientist James Hansen warned Congress of the dangers of climate change, exactly 20 years after he did so for the first time. The message he delivered was almost the same as it was in 1988, but there was one key difference: "The difference is that now we have used up all slack in the schedule for actions needed to defuse the global warming time bomb," he

Top 10 unusual places to stay

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:01:48 -0500

From converted train cars to converted prisons, travel Web site VirtualTourist.com has come up with its picks of the 10 most unusual places to stay. "With limited vacation time, there's no reason your lodging shouldn't be part of the travel experience," said VirtualTourist.com general manager Giampiero Ambrosi. 1. Edisto River Treehouses

First hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season - Hurricane Bertha

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:51 -0500

Hurricane Bertha strengthened again into a Category 2 storm on Wednesday as it inched closer to Bermuda, but it remained uncertain whether the hurricane would actually strike the British mid-Atlantic colony, U.S. forecasters said. The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season surprised forecasters with the speed and vigor at which it strengthened into a "major" Category 3 hurricane on

Beautiful Lake Western Brook in Canada

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:06:02 -0500

The Western Brook Pond is a Canadian fjord or lake located in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. It is in the Long Range Mountains, the most northern section of the Appalachian Mountains. It is surrounded by steep rock walls 600 m (2,000 ft) high., having been carved from the surrounding plateau by glaciers. After the glaciers melted, the land rebounded and

Sacred sites of Bali

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:24 -0500

The island of Bali is geographically located about 8 degrees south of the equator and about 18 degrees north of the western end of Australia. One of the thousands of islands that make up the Indonesian archipelago, Bali is a relatively small island with an area of only 2147 square miles (5633 sq. kilometers). Originally inhabited by aboriginal peoples of uncertain origin, Bali was colonized by a

Most beautiful beaches in Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:30:50 -0500

I would add Dubai beaches to the best beaches in the world list. Dubai has a few magnificent white sandy beaches. Water is crystal clear. So if you are a beach lover then you will love Dubai beaches. My favourite Dubai beaches are Jumeirah beach and Mamzar park beach. Jumeirah Beach Jumeirah is about 25 minutes drive from the Dubai city centre. Jumeirah beach is world famous because of Burj Al

Arctic ice melting at record speed

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:05:13 -0500

Tens of thousands of years ago, "armadas of ice" crumbled off of the ice sheet covering North America into the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away on the other side of the continent, icebergs calved off of another ice sheet into the Pacific. Their synchrony -- just uncovered by new research -- suggests the events might be connected in a long-distance domino effect. The fact that

Vatnajokull - Iceland

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:44:51 -0500

Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Iceland. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8% of the country. With a size of 8,100 km², it is the largest glacier in Europe in volume (almost 3,000 km²) and the second largest (after Austfonna on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) in area (not counting the still larger ice cap of Severny Island of Novaya Zemlya, Russia, which is

Antigua and Barbuda - Paradise on Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:48:19 -0500

All the signs pointed towards Antigua. The island had warm, steady winds, a complex coastline of safe harbors, and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of coral reef. It would make a perfect place to hide a fleet. And so in 1784 the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed to Antigua and established Great Britain's most important

Beautiful island Ailsa Craig in Scotland

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:02:40 -0500

Ailsa Craig is an island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where granite was quarried to make curling stones. "Ailsa" is pronounced "ale-sa", with the first syllable stressed. The island is located approximately 16 km (10 miles) west of Girvan. 2 miles in circumference and rising to 338 metres, the island consists entirely of a volcanic plug of an extinct volcano that might have been active

Karnak temple - Egypt

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:07:04 -0500

The Karnak temple complex, universally known only as Karnak, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings. It is located near Luxor in Egypt. This was ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places"), the main place of worship of the Theban Triad with Amun as its head, in the monumental city of Thebes. The complex retrieves its current name from

When volcano gets angry

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:41:54 -0500

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a period of time. Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are pulled apart or come together. A mid-oceanic ridge, for example the

Hawaii sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:56:35 -0500

The State of Hawaii is a state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, making it the 50th state. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The most recent census puts the state's population at 1,211,537.

Krakatoa eruption 1883

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:03:03 -0500

Krakatoa , also spelled Krakatao or Krakatowa, is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The name is used for the island group, the main island (also called Rakata), and the volcano as a whole. It has erupted repeatedly, massively, and with disastrous consequences throughout recorded history. The best known eruption culminated in a series of massive

Valley of the Kings - Egypt

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:41 -0500

The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi

Rising Mississippi River threatens Midwestern towns

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:27:46 -0500

A small Illinois town was evacuated this morning after a levee breach along the Mississippi River. About 50 people in Meyer, Ill., have had to leave their homes. The evacuation order is likely not the last in Illinois or in neighbouring states. Towns along the Mississippi River were bracing for more floods Wednesday. The Mississippi broke through a levee near Gulfport, Ill., Tuesday, covering

Biggest Animals on Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:51:03 -0500

In the Animal kingdom, size is a big factor in the battle for survival. For these large animals, predators are scarce but illegal hunting activities reduce their number considerably. Contrary to many expectations, the largest animal on Earth was not a dinosaur. The largest known to man was more than half the size of a blue whale. Here are the superlatives in terms of size for the wild. Biggest

Ténéré desert - Niger

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:38:36 -0500

The Ténéré is a desert region in the south central Sahara. It comprises a vast plain of sand stretching from northeastern Niger into western Chad, occupying an area of over 154,440 square miles (400,000 km²). Its boundaries are conventionally said to be the Aïr Mountains in the west, the Ahaggar Mountains in the north, the Djado Plateau in the northeast, the Tibesti Mountains in the east, and the

Sunset at Santorini

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:45:06 -0500

In the evening hordes of people arrive simply to watch its sunset. Every available seat, wall, step or patch of ground is occupied and picnicking while watching the sunset is almost de rigueur. A common method for enjoying the sunset is to take one of the boat charters from the docks at Thira. After visiting the volcano in the middle of the caldera, the boat will visit the opposite island for a

Los Glaciares National Park - Argentina

noreply@blogger.com (Ivica Miskovic) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:51:55 -0500

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is a national park in the Santa Cruz Province, in Argentine Patagonia. It comprises an area of 4459 km². In 1981 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The national park, created in 1937, is the second largest in Argentina. Its name refers to the giant ice cap in the Andes range that feeds 47 large glaciers, of which only 13 flow towards the Atlantic Ocean