Islands, Beaches

Famous islands and beaches around the world.

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Biggest beach in the world! Cassino - Biggest beach in the world! (Rio Grande City, Rio Grande do SUl State, Brazil) - 360 KM		08/04/2005	130

Presque Isle State Park, NY Beautiful sand spit sticking into Lake Erie. Almost an island as the name implies. Definitely stop for a swim if you are driving by.		08/03/2005	257

Beach at Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wikipedia: The beach in Ipanema is well-known throughout the world. Its name is a Tupi Guarani word meaning "bad waters" as the locale is notorious for dangerous currents and few fish. Despite the capricious currents, the view and atomosphere are considered supreme. Populated with tiny-bikini clad bodies and lots of rich Brazilian youth, the beach is a symbol of pleasure and wealth. Two hills k...		08/03/2005	1,280

France Saint-Tropez St. Tropez		08/02/2005	1,457

Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the Governments of the Balearen. Political, economical as well as cultural center not only Mallorcas, but also from Menorca, lbiza, Fomentera and Cabrera. Over 305,000 inhabitants.		08/01/2005	1,090

The Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai (with Overlay) There are two islands called "the Palm" along the coast in Dubai. This is "Jebel Ali"; the other one is "Jumeirah." You can see that these are different files by checking the coast. For more information, see www.thepalm.ae Editor's note (July 2005): Without the overlays for both islands turned on, you will not se...		08/01/2005	6,937

Diomede Islands Big and Little Diomede Islands are the closest point of land between the USA and Russia. During the cold war this 2.3 mile separation kept us from having a land war, perhaps.		08/01/2005	209

Barbados Very nice island		07/31/2005	1,049

Placencia Placencia, Belize, is a sixteen miles long semi-island with a natural sandy beach, coral-studded cayes, a mangrove-fringed lagoon, nearby jungle rivers, and pristine rainforest. In the Background is the 2nd largest barrier reef.		07/31/2005	541

Tocks Island, Delaware River Tocks Island sits in the Delaware River slightly on the NJ side. The Delaware was supposed to be dammed to create a power source. The dam was supposed to run about 40 miles north to port Jervis, NY. Extreme opposition was given to the Army Corp of Engineering and the project was halted, but not before thousands of people were evicted from 'right of way' and their homes demolished. The land land...		07/31/2005	223

Hollywood Beach Florida Hollywood Beach in Florida, north of Miami Beach.		07/30/2005	752

Haulover Beach, FL Haulover Beach in North Miami, Florida.		07/30/2005	429

Palm Island, Dubai - with Overlay The island is being built from 80 million cubic meters of land dredged from the approach channel to the Emirate's Jebel Ali Port. When complete, this resort will have approximately 1,200 single-family and 600 multi-family residences, an aquatic theme park, shopping centers, cinemas and more.		07/22/2005	31,171

Yin-Yang-Island This island look like a yin-yang-sign to me. What do you think?		07/22/2005	743

Atlantis As requested in forum. Further info in placeholder description.		07/20/2005	3,389

Mechuque Mechuque Island. Chauques Archipelag, Chiloe, Chile.		07/18/2005	279

Isla Damas Isla Damas, Chile. Humboldt Pinguin National Park.		07/18/2005	325

Easter Island (with overlays) Easter Island with 3 overlays. First, a map with tourist information and the location of Moai sites. Second is a topographical map hand-drawn by a late 19th century explorer of the island. Last is a high-res photo overlay. Easter Island, "Rapa nui" in the local language, is also called the "navel of the world" due to its huge volcanos.		07/13/2005	2,042

Easter Island Easter Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean		07/13/2005	1,852

Elba Island, Italy The island where Napoleon was briefly exiled in 1814.		07/13/2005	892

Cape Cod Cape Cod, MA USA		07/11/2005	767

Montserrat Montserrat has been devasted by the Soufrière Hills Volcano since 1995. The capital city of Plymouth is completely buried by ash and rock fall.		07/08/2005	758

Mont Saint Michel Mont Saint Michel, France. Tidal Island and Abbey. With Wikipedia reference.		07/07/2005	5,058

Copacabana Beach The most famous beach in the world, located in the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		07/03/2005	10,320

Bermuda Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Tourism to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times.The country enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.		07/03/2005	3,379