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The island of Lanzarote refers to the Canary Islands.It is also called an island volcanoes-on a small island is about 60 wide and 15 km are about three hundred volcanoes.In autumn 1730 together with thirty craters began to erupt lava and ash.The eruption...
The Norwegian island of Spitsbergen is known for its Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located about 810 miles from the North Pole. This secure seedbank preserves various plant seeds, duplicates or “spare” copies of seeds from gene banks from around the...
Coney Island is a New York City neighborhood that features an amusement area that includes 50 or more separate rides and attractions; it’s not a centrally managed amusement park like Disneyland or Six Flags. The Boardwalk links the excitement of...
This is the place for a real break, far removed from the bustle of modern life, on a beautiful island, full of tropical greenery, surrounded by a fabulous lagoon, perfect for swimming and snorkelling and close to the Maldives’ best dive.Maldives is...
This little slice of heaven is Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. It is available for only $53,000 per night if you count to take 28 favorite people with you and it comes with a staff of 60 employees. It is located in the British Virgin Islands and...
Bled Island is a famous tourist attraction that is located on Lake Bled in Slovenia. The primary building on the very small island is the Church of the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage. The island looks like something out of a fairy tale.Set against a stunning...
Hashima Island off the coast of Japan was once the most densely populated city on planet earth. From 1890 to 1974, the island was a coal mining facility. But when petroleum replaced coal in the 1960′s, coal mines across Japan began shutting down and...
Greenland is the largest island in the world. Its northerly location, at the point where the Atlantic meets the Arctic Ocean, means that Greenland is surrounded principally by cold ocean currents, so the coasts are constantly being cooled. This, combined...
Menorca and Majorca are two of the top destinations, the good weather, immaculate beaches and natural beauty constantly beckon. Menorca alone has in excess of 100 beaches, so the only problem is choosing one. No wonder the island is also referred to as...
British eco-pioneer Rishi Sowa began constructing his first Spiral Island in 1998. He used around 250,000 plastic bottles to build a 66x54ft island which was located in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.Unfortunately,...