Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts
Monday, February 5, 2018
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Nepal Kathmandu
Kathmandu is the capital and largest municipality of Nepal. It is the only city of Nepal with the administrative status of Mahanagarpalika (Metropolitan City), as compared to Up-Mahanagarpalika (Sub-Metropolitan City) or Nagarpalika (Municipality). Kathmandu is the core of Nepal's largest urban agglomeration located in the Kathmandu valley consisting of Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur and a number of smaller communities. Kathmandu is also known informally as "KTM" or the "tri-city".
According to the 2011 census, Kathmandu has a population of close to 1
million people. The municipal area is 50.67 square kilometres
(19.56 sq mi) and has a population density of 3000per km² and 17000 per km square in city.
Lake Brienz , Switzerland
Lake Brienz is a lake that lies to the north of the Alps, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a length of nearly nine miles, a wide of 1.7 miles, and a maximum depth of 850 feet. Its area is roughly 11.5 square miles, and the surface is nearly 2,000 feet above sea level. The lake is fed by the upper parts of the Aar River at the eastern side and by the Lutschine River, flowing in from the valleys of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, at its southwestern corner. It flows out into a further part of the Aar river at the western side.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Easter Island - Chile
Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua) is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Galápagos Islands 1
The Galápagos Islands, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 926 km (575 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Iguazu Falls - Argentina
Iguazu Falls, Iguazú Falls, Iguassu Falls or Iguaçu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu [kataˈɾatɐz du iɡwaˈsu]; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú [kataˈɾatas ðel iɣwaˈsu]; Guarani: Chororo Yguasu [ɕoɾoɾo ɨɣʷasu]) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentinian province of Misiones. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the city of Curitiba.
The river flows through Brazil for most of its course, although most of
the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San
Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Vernazza, Italy
Vernazza (Latin: Vulnetia) is a town and comune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. It is one of the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre region. Vernazza is the fourth town heading north, has no car traffic, and remains one of the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera. Vernazza's name is derived from the Latin adjective verna meaning "native" and the aptly named indigenous wine, vernaccia ("local" or "ours"), helped give birth to the village's moniker.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Friday, July 12, 2013
Antananarivo Madagascar
Antananarivo ( from Tanànan'ny Arivolahy), formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana.
The larger urban area surrounding the city, known as
Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or
"Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga Region.
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Negril Jamaica
Negril is a small (pop. 3,000) but widely dispersed beach resort town located across parts of two Jamaican parishes, Westmoreland and Hanover. Negril is just about one hour and fifteen minutes drive from Sir Donald Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay. Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island.
Downtown Negril, the West End cliff resorts to the south of downtown,
and the southern portion of the so-called "seven mile (11 km) beach" are
in Westmoreland. The northernmost resorts on the beach are in Hanover
Parish. The nearest large town is Savanna-la-Mar, the capital of Westmoreland Parish.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Gozo , Malta
Gozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. Compared to its southeastern neighbour, Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms .
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy
The Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence,
Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common.
Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are
jewellers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. The Ponte Vecchio's two
neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Geghard Armenia
The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the main chapel was built in 1215, the monastery complex was founded in the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator at the site of a sacred spring inside a cave. The monastery had thus been originally named Ayrivank, meaning "the Monastery of the Cave". The name commonly used for the monastery today, Geghard, or more fully Geghardavank (Գեղարդավանք), meaning "the Monastery of the Spear", originates from the spear which had wounded Jesus at the Crucifixion, allegedly brought to Armenia by Apostle Jude, called here Thaddeus, and stored amongst many other relics. Now it is displayed in the Echmiadzin treasury.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Ha Long Bay - Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts
and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a
larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà
islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Sitka - Alaska
The City and Borough of Sitka, formerly New Archangel under Russian rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the largest city-borough in the US, with a land area of 2,870.3 mi2 (7,434.1 km2) and a total area (including water area) of 4,811.4 mi2 (12,460.8 km2). With a population of 8,881 in 2010, Sitka is the fourth-largest city by population in Alaska. Urban Sitka (57°03′5.62″N 135°20′19.11″W), the part that is usually thought of as the "city" of Sitka, is situated on the west side of Baranof Island.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Fraser Island - Australia
Fraser Island is an island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Brisbane. Its length is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) and its width is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi). It was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1992. The island is considered to be the largest sand island in the world at 1840 km². It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on the East Coast of Australia.
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