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Famous islands and beaches around the world. |
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 | Nice beach I have visited during my holydays. |  | 07/21/2006 | 306 | 
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 | These 74 tropical islands area located in Queensland Australia next to the beautiful Whitsunday Coast. Their waterways make up part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.Through-out the islands you can find rainforest, coral reefs, aboriginal cave paintings, some of the best sailing grounds in the world and of course the spectacular Whitehaven beach.
Although there are some lovelly res... |  | 07/19/2006 | 287 |
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 | Pipa Beach is a beautiful place in Rio Grande do Norte State, south of Natal. Praia da Pipa, no litoral sul do Rio Grande do Norte, ao sul de Natal, RN - Brasil. | | 07/18/2006 | 337 |
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 | Ponta Verde Beach / Praia da Ponta Verde, in Maceió, AL - Brasil. |  | 07/15/2006 | 360 |
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Nukuoro Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia
image and data from : Earth Observatory
(http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17331)
Located just north of the equator (3.85° North, 154.9° East),
this classically shaped atoll is part of the Caroline Islands,
which stretch northeast of Papua New Guinea in the we... |  | 07/11/2006 | 860 |
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 | Thitu is one of the the Spratly Islands wich are a disputed group of approximately 100 reefs and islets in the South China Sea. China, Taiwan, and Vietnam each claim sovereignty over the entire group of islands, while Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines each claim various parts. | | 07/05/2006 | 239 |
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 | Praia de Boa Viagem / Boa Viagem Beach, in Recife, PE - Brasil. | | 07/04/2006 | 219 |
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 | Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, witch belong to Australia. In 1856 Norfolk Island became the home of the descendants of the Bounty Mutineers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Island
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 | Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean 600 km east of Australia.and belong to Australia.350 permanent residents are living on the island. The Lord Howe Island group was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Howe_Island | | 07/03/2006 | 308 |
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 | This Island near Noumea is named "Ilot Canard" that means Duck island... Very popular because very close to the town. | | 07/01/2006 | 363 |
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 | This Brazilian island, situated nearby Itanhaem beach, is the largest natural snakepit of the world where lives Bothrops insularis (Jararaca-ilhoa), the most poisonous snake of the genus. This species lives on the trees of the island. This island is also known as Island of the Snakes and the disembarkation is not advised due to the high number of snakes. |  | 06/26/2006 | 363 |
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 | This is a good place for picnic. "Ile verte" means "Green Island". | | 06/26/2006 | 218 |
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 | This is a famous touristic place with a beach where you can go surfing when the weather is great. It is called "bonhomme de la roche" ("man of the rocks") because of the form of the rocks that looks like a man. This place have inspired a lot of kanak legends. | | 06/26/2006 | 219 |
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 | The "Isola Tiberina" is a small island located in the Tevere river, near the center of Rome.
http://www.isolatiberina.it/ | | 06/25/2006 | 211 |
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 | The Island is the center of much seismic activity, most reciently a 6.1 and 6.3 on June 14, 2006 with over 200 after shocks between 2.0 and 5.6 | | 06/20/2006 | 887 |
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 | Located in the distant Near Islands (in the southwest of the Aleutian chain), the 233 km² Agattu is one of the largest uninhabited islands of the Aleutians. Measuring 29 km in length and up to 14 km across, the island's tundra-like terrain rises to height of 632 m. |  | 06/15/2006 | 184 |
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 | This island is a hotel ! Good place for holydays. We call it "Ilot maitre" witch means "Master Island". | | 06/15/2006 | 267 |
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 | The location of an underwater "pyramid", the Yonaguni Monument. There are links to relevant sites. | | 06/09/2006 | 448 |
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 | Myrtos Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Greece and one of the finest beaches in Mediteranean Sea. | | 06/06/2006 | 219 |
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 | Farukolufushi isles, French Club Med in Maldives | | 05/29/2006 | 662 |
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 | A little island near the new caledonian reef named "Contrariété Island". | | 05/28/2006 | 162 |
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 | You can find these three ear-shaped islands in a lake in Kirchhellen, Germany. | | 05/23/2006 | 263 |
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 | The northernmost of the Kuril Islands, located only 11 km southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula's southernmost point of Cape Lopatka (visible at the extreme right of the image) and 2 km north of Paramushir (at left). Covering an area of 388 km² and with dimensions of 28 km in length (southwest to northeast) and 15 km in width, Shumshu (Остров Шу... | | 05/14/2006 | 201 |
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 | The largest of the Northern Islands and second largest member of the Kuril Islands after Iturup, Paramushir measures 100 km in length and averages around 20 km across covering an area of 2,053 km². The island is composed of a series of volcanoes that include Ekebo (1,156 m), Chikurachki (the tallest at 1,816 m), Tatarinov (1,530 m) and Fuss Peak (1,772 m). | | 05/14/2006 | 184 |
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 | Unique, self-governing islands.. | | 05/13/2006 | 193 |
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