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Famous islands and beaches around the world. |
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 | Buldir Island (52º21'N 175º56'E) is the most remote island in the Aleutians, located in the middle of a 120 mile wide pass between the Rat Islands and the Near Islands. With 21 breeding seabird species (including 12 auks), the island supports the most diverse seabird colony in the northern hemisphere. In collaboration with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge of the US Fish and Wildlife... |  | 11/08/2006 | 215 | 
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 | Islands on the Coast of Hurghada Egypt
Inseln an der Kueste von Hurghada Aegypten |  | 11/04/2006 | 462 |
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 | Noordwijk Beach |  | 10/31/2006 | 387 |
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 | http://www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw/en/index.php
Among the popular tourist destinations in this region are the Nanya area, Bitou Cape, Longdongwan, Longdong South Coast Park, Jinshawan Beach Park, Yanliao Beach Park, Longmen Camp Site, Fulong Beach, Shihcheng area, Dali Visitor Center, Beiguan Tidal Park, and the ever popular Kueishan (Turtle) Island with its awe inspiring geology and topograp... | | 10/25/2006 | 167 |
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 | Some of my favorite spots in Zanzibar. Can't wait to go back there...
Enjoy! | | 10/24/2006 | 408 |
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 | Amazing artificial structure in Bahrain although it is smaller than the Palm Islands in Dubai. |  | 10/24/2006 | 794 |
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 | Seriously..it's in the middle of nowhere. Just look at the name of the island. | | 10/23/2006 | 2,029 |
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 | Bora Bora island is possibly the single most famous island in all the world. The legends, mysteries, and romance associated with the words "Bora Bora" bring an almost mystical presence to the island. | | 10/20/2006 | 812 |
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 | Ford Island in Hawaii(Oahu) | | 10/20/2006 | 231 |
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 | Part of the Kermadec Islands. What a great island name... | | 10/19/2006 | 166 |
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 | Candlemas Island is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands at 57°05′S 26°39′W. It lies about two miles from Vindication Island, separated by the Nelson Channel.
On the northwest flank of the island is an active stratovolcano, Lucifer Hill, that showed signs of activity in 1911 and glowing lava flows during 1953–1954. Mount Andromeda and Mount Perseus... | | 10/19/2006 | 197 |
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 | Names for most of the Spratly Island group in the South China sea. |  | 10/14/2006 | 279 |
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 | One of the most beautiful beach in Formentera | | 10/10/2006 | 341 |
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 | The ultimate in waterfront living on Nukuoro Atoll, part of Micronesia | | 09/10/2006 | 302 |
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 | refugees on Canary Islands | | 09/05/2006 | 374 |
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 | The Island Niederwerth is very famous with food asparagus in Germany | | 08/27/2006 | 122 |
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 | The Pratas Islands or Dong-Sha Islands consists of three islands located in northeastern South China Sea, 340 km southeast of Hong Kong.
History
First called Moon Island, Pratas Islands was first acknowledged as Chinese territory during the Chin and Han dynasties. Further development was under taken during the Ming era. A Japanese businessman named N... | | 08/24/2006 | 331 |
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 | I've found this balnear station near a lake.
Near the city of Uxxaktal.
A beach
A jet-ski
Some boats..... | | 08/02/2006 | 223 |
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 | A bright strip of sand surrounds a pale blue lagoon and the remnants of a volcanic peak on Oeno Island. Sitting approximately 280 kilometers northwest of Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific, Oeno is a prime example of a tropical island in the middle stages of its development. Like Pitcairn, Oeno started out as a rocky volcanic peak. Over time, coral colonized the submerged edge of the island, ... |  | 08/02/2006 | 586 |
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 | The island shown here is Pitcairn Island, the island on which the sailors from the British ship HMS Bounty settled after their mutiny in 1790. High cliffs surround most of the island, making access difficult—likely a primary reason the mutineers chose Pitcairn. The center of the island is green, covered with a dense forest. The island’s only inhabitants (descendants of the Bounty mutineers and ... | | 08/02/2006 | 1,140 |
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 | If you asked almost anyone to describe a tropical island, they would likely mention palm trees and flat, white sandy beaches that stretch for kilometers: they would describe a coral atoll. Coral atolls are normally long, thin bars of white sand that rise just a few meters above sea level. The island or island group surrounds a hollow center where a volcanic peak once was. The atoll shown in thi... | | 08/01/2006 | 391 |
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Located in the French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean.
You can read more information at Earth Observatory website.
{ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17350 } | | 08/01/2006 | 149 |
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 | 4.7 kms. between sea and lake. caretta carettas. | | 07/27/2006 | 410 |
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 | St. Peter-Ording Beach is the biggest beach in Germany. | | 07/25/2006 | 318 |
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 | Bird Island
Bird Island, perched on the edge of the Seychelles continental shelf is the most northerly island of the Seychelles Archipelago and is situated 60 miles from the main island of Mahé.
A 30 minute flight from Mahé by light aircraf... |  | 07/24/2006 | 529 |
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