In 1870, a Kansas student read in the newspaper where he wrapped his food an article about a lake in the mountains of Oregon, surrounded by high stone walls between which there is a volcano. The article raised the interest of little William Gladstone Steel to Crater Lake, that will animate his life later on. He campaigned tirelessly for the protection of its efforts against human activities have resulted in 1902 when the crater lake became the fifth U.S. national park.
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Caspian Sea is considered to be the world's largest lake and is situated between Europe and Asia. Has the area of 371 000 km (389 000 km ² bay Bogazici Kara Gol) and maximum depth of 1 026 m. It is located at - 27 m (2006) from the World Ocean.
Caspian Sea level and hence its surface is subjected to frequent fluctuations. Thus in the Caspian Sea in 1929 was 442 thousand km ² (more than the Black Sea) and was located at - 2...
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In Peru, between two massive mountain, lies the Altiplano, a plain at an average height of 3,000 m, called the Roof of the World, is located near Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake high altitude at 4127 m above sea level.
Viewed from space, looks like a jaguar Lake Titicaca and the bottom of the lake, the enormous depth of 2,000 m was a wall 20 meters high, the researcher discovered the submarine Cousteau. This wall to indicate the...
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Baikal, besides being the deepest lake on Earth, can be considered as the oldest by about 20-25 million years of existence (excluding the Caspian and Aral) and one of the "living museum" where live about 800 species and 245 endemic plant species, his own.
Obviously, this treasure fauna and flora, this imposing natural monument with its size - 636 km length, maximum width 79.5 kilometers, 31,500 and 23,000 km2 km3 water - has aroused the interest o...
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Dead Sea is a large continental sea, without leaks to the ocean. It is also the lowest point on Earth.
The only flowing river that feeds it is the Jordan river, which is the natural border between Israel, Jordan and Jordan west. Before it was called the Salt Sea or Sea of Asphalt.
The name "Dead Sea" was given by Greek Pausanias, who studied and a first date, and is not excessive because of high salinity is averse life here. Is the...
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Jiuzhaigou Valley is a nature reserve in southwest China, known for its waterfalls and lakes. The most important attraction of the area is the Five-Flower Lake, because of his amazing colors. Wide range of colors (cyan blue, yellow, dark green and yellow) is due to calcium carbonate in water....
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The Red Lagoon is located in southwestern Bolivia, at the border with Chile. Lagoon is red, the color evolves during the day, the water transparency as to tap the red, through orange and even purple.
Mystery: the presence of microscopic organisms, some sort of shrimp whose color is changing sunlight. Laguna is home to millions of pink flamingos ......
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Boiling Lake is a mystery to many curious. The lake is located in Pitons Morne National Park, world heritage of the country. The lake is basically a large hole in the Earth's surface, filled with gray-blue water. When evaporated to form a cloud of steam to the surface. The lake measures 60 feet in diameter.
We can say that is a huge natural boiler in which water boils. From measurements found that the shore water temperature varies b...
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Plitvice Lakes National Park is the biggest tourist attraction in Croatia, the reserve belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage
Park is a karst system consisting of 16 lakes, which have the common denominator Plitvice river. They are divided into two parts, depending on their geographical location. Thus became known as the upper lakes and lakes below.
Of these, stands Kozjak lake, which is the most stretched, and while being navigable....
Ritz Carlton Dubai has a restrained elegance and comfort somtuos with fine furnishings, luxurious bathrooms with marble and decorated. 138 rooms of which: 87 Deluxe rooms, 38 club, 13 suites, 350 meters of beach bordered by gardens and swimming pools, children's pool, spa, fitness center, facility for children (club, playground), sea sports facility , wine cellar....
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The Metropolitan Palace Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel that features a harmonious mix between the traditional Arabian, majestic European and exotic Far Eastern. The hotel is positioned in Dubai city centre on the renowned Al Maktoum Street and enjoys an elevate location, being set about 10 kilometres away from the Dubai International Airport and about 3-8 kilometres from the main shopping centres and business district....
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This 5-star hotel meets the highest demands in terms of comfort and service. The hotel is located the banks of the Dubai Creek, near the airport (3.0 km). It offers 316 rooms and suites, with countless leisure facilities, among which a 25-metre outdoor pool, 3 spa pools, splash pool for children, and 24-hour gym. Each room offers breathtaking views on the creek or city skyline and is equipped with high-speed internet access and LCD TV.
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Dubai, hotels, luxury, best, amazing, accommodation, holiday, trip, luxurious, tourism, travelling, United Arab Emirates, Crowne Plaza Hotel Dubai-Festival City
This beautiful 5-star hotel enjoys a perfect location, as it is located within a short driving distance of Dubai city centre, the popular Sheikh Zayed Road, and Dubai International Airport.
The hotel boasts traditional Arabian elements in a contemporary and modern design in 24 suites and private cottages. Guests will enjoy here countless entertainment opportunities and recreational facilities, with a tennis court, equestrian centre, large outdoor infinity pool, and four world-...
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This modern hotel is located in the heart of the city, within minutes away from commercial arteries, golf clubs and beach.
Hotel Facilities: restaurant, bar, spa, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath, health club with fitness center, conference hall.
Room facilities: air conditioning, TV, Internet, safe, bathrobes, hair dryer, coffee maker, phone....
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Raffles Dubai is a magnificent five star hotel with luxurious rooms, excellent service, free wireless internet access and great facilities. Located in Wafi, one of the best shopping and entertainment centers in Dubai.
This landmark hotel, built in the shape of a pyramid, has 248 well appointed and elegant rooms. The spacious rooms of 70 m² and more are the largest in the city. Each room has a luxurious bathroom and a private balcony, and an iPod docking...
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Located on the Dubai Creek and with stunning views in all directions, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City is set to a new city landmark. At 36-storeys high, the InterContinental Dubai Festival City property will boast 498 beautifully appointed rooms including 121 suites, three Presidential Suites and one Royal Suite. All rooms have a choice of views including the Dubai Creek, Festival Marina or the world-class shopping. InterContinental Dubai Festival City is located just five minutes by...
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Borobudur Temple, located 42 miles northwest from the Javanese province, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It is built in the shape of pyramid with a square base of 118 m long. Borobudur was considered a "kumagara" (covered structure) and agreed to be dwelling on when Sakyamuni Buddha is in the womb. Temple builders wanted Buddha's teachings to be represented visually. At the same time we wanted to suggest this Sakyamuni's power through...
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Angkor is the name conventionally applied to a region of Cambodia serving as the headquarters of the Khmer empire that flourished (approximately) from the ninth century until the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor are located amid a forest and some farmland near Siem Reap and is a UNESCO site minunantiile included.
Angkor Wat was declared the biggest religious monument in the world. In 2007, an international team of researchers concl...
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam), situated 6 km north of the city Triky is one of the most complex temples in India, with a series of shrines dedicated to Shiva. Surrounded by a plantation of palm trees, the temple is built on an island Kaveri and covers an area of 2.5 km 2. Surrounded by 6 rectangular wall outside the temple built in 13 century, has 21 gopurams, most of them measuring 73 meters high and is connected to town by a bridge....
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Gurdwara Sahib-Akali Thakat is also known as the Golden Temple. Built in the place called Amritsar in Punjab, India, this temple is the core of religion Sikhism. Based on a belief in God and 10 Guru, Sikh Bible, the religion was founded by Guru Nanak, in the early 16th century and was taken over by others who have mastered perceptele 9 GURU them in a form that strict and fundamnetalista is found today in the practice of monks Sikh Golden Temple. The temple is built mostly of whit...
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Chione-in Temple was built in 1234 in Kyoto, in honor of the founder Jodo Buddhism (Earth righteous), a priest named Honen Shonin, who fasted to death in this very place. Maruyama Park is located in the north, which is also one of the biggest attractions of the city....
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In the south of the historic center of Beijing and the Temple of Heaven Park is - Tientan - oases of peace in the heart of uproar. Main Temple - Hall of prayer for a plentiful harvest - is known world wide since the '80s, when many Chinese products they had on the package: a red cone with three rows of roof (cone symbolizes the sky), climb on a square marble terrace (symbol of the Earth). Two other pieces accomplish all that the Son of Heaven and pray for forgiveness of sins harv...
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On top of a hill north of the city Rangoon, Burma's capital, is Shwedagon Pagoda. Covering an area of 6.07 ha is a Pagoda complex structures or familiar bright and strange creatures: griffins, sfincsi, dragons, lions, elephants glow red and gold and slender palm rest are the only elements that look natural in this atmosphere loaded. Shwedagon is one of the places sacred to the Buddhist religion. Enshrined in the heart of the massive hive of gold is, according to tradition, the re...
In a hundred years after the Dutch discovered the body of the Prambanan in Indonesia, the British stepped aside ashes on him and saw that it is not just a pile of stones, as believed. Today, surrounded by a stone wall four feet high, was restored only nucleus of this ensemble. It is composed of three main temples, three secondary, plus eight, with four of them formed some gates in the middle of each side wall and the other four are located at the corners. Though not the biggest t...
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Wat Rong Khun in Chinang Mai, Thailand, is different from any other Buddhist temple in the world. Completely white and adorned extraordinary, this structure is actually still under construction. May Charlermchai artist is expected to last another 90 years until it be ready, making the equivalent of the Sagrada Familia temple in Barcelona....
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Taktshang is the most famous monastery in Bhutan. It is sat on a rock situated at an altitude of 3120 meters or 700 meters above Paro Valley. Taktshang means "nest of tigers' names following the legend that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) there came flying on the back of a tiger. Monastery includes 7 temples can be visited. Up there you can reach on foot or on a mule....
Cheddar Gorge is the largest canyon in England. Here there has been found the oldest complete human skeleton from UK in 1903. Known as "Cheddar Man" skeleton was estimated to be 9,000 years old....
Hamilton pool, as it is called, is located in Austin, Texas. It was created naturally when a dome of underground caves collapsed making this wonderful pool. Today visitors come here on a daily basis....
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This underground lake is located in Mellisani, close to Kefalonia. It was discovered when a cave roof collapsed as a result of an earthquake in 1953. The cave is full of blue water surging underground miraculously....
Lechuguilla Cave is located in the National Park, New Mexico. It is the 5th largest in the world (among those discovered yet), measuring 193 km long and 489 feet deep, making it the largest cave in the Americas....
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This underground lake is located near Macan Che, on the Yukatan Peninsula. It is one of many lakes considered by locals to be a gift from Mayans God and therefore is considered to be sacred....
The Latin origins seems to have mingled with the Slavic ones, resulted in beautiful, open-minded and intelligent Moldovan women, which aboud the country. ...
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