The earthquake caused destruction in the village of Vries island of Lesbos.A strong earthquake destroyed several houses in the villages on the Greek island of Lesvos, according to local residents. As reported by the Institute of geodynamics of the Athens national Observatory, a strong earthquake of magnitude of 6.1 occurred …
Read More »The fabulous island of Aruba. Photo
Worldwide he is also known as the Caribbean Netherlands. Exotic Aruba – part of the so-called ABC Islands of the archipelago, which includes Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. These three Islands lie South of the hurricane belt — region in the Atlantic ocean, which is often subjected to devastating storms. Aruba …
Read More »Mallorca is a magic island of dreams. Photo
It’s impossible to see all the delights of the island, of which there are an infinite number. The Port De Alcudia. The resort itself, despite its rather big size, it seemed very quiet and peaceful. Even acclaimed in all the brochures of the “Golden mile” with its Central Avenue and …
Read More »On the Greek island due to the invasion of locusts declared emergency
On the Greek island of locust, declared a state of emergency.Live on the island of about 200 inhabitants, engaged in agriculture and fishing. According to local inhabitants, the locusts devoured all the vegetation, which are starving the sheep, which are bred on the island. For the control of insects attracted …
Read More »Island-tale: the wonderful nature of the archipelago of Socotra. Photo
Socotra is an island so that when he falls, he seems to be unearthly, magical, incredible. Not always geographical map looked so different from what we are accustomed to seeing now. For example, 500 million years in the southern hemisphere there was a continent, uniting modern-day Africa, South America, Australia, …
Read More »The island of Rhodes was shaken by a powerful earthquake
Reports of injuries and damage was reported.In the Aegean sea off the coast of the island of Rhodes (Greece) was a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1. This was reported in the Athens geodynamic Institute. According to the Associated Press, an underwater earthquake occurred on Wednesday, may 17, at …
Read More »Scientists have named the dirtiest island in the world
Most of all the plastic utensils and bottles of shampoo. The uninhabited coral island of Henderson in the South Pacific ocean, recognized as the most polluted on Earth. This told the researchers in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The island, which is located far away in …
Read More »Is the most mysterious island in Siberia. Photo
In the Republic of Tuva, almost on the border with Mongolia, in the mountains at 1300 metres above sea level the lake Tere-Khol. Unique it the fact that in the middle of it, the island has ruins of an ancient fortress. The fortress Por-Bazhyn (in Tuvan- “the clay house”) on …
Read More »Whole year of waiting: the first aircraft landed at the airport on the island of St. Helena. Video
For the construction of the airport was spent 285 million pounds. The first plane landed at the airport, built a year ago on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic ocean. The plane was carrying 60 passengers, he arrived from South Africa. Another plane with the same loading were …
Read More »The realities of life on the island of Bali in the 70-ies. Photo
Today Bali is a popular holiday destination for tourists, where you can get caught in traffic and have problems with garbage. But if to rewind the film 40 years ago, the picture is quite different: life on the Indonesian island of quiet and calm. Then was the unspoiled beaches, quiet …
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