Aogashima, Japan
Aogashima (青ヶ島?) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. The island is administered by Tokyo
and located approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of Tokyo and 64
kilometres (40 mi) south of Hachijō-jima. It is the southernmost and most isolated
inhabited island of the Izu archipelago.
The village of Aogashima administers the island under Hachijō Subprefecture of
Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2014, the island's population was 170 on almost 9 km2.
Aogashima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Cinque Terre, Rio
The Cinque Terre is a
rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. "The Five Lands" comprises five villages:
Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the
surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park
and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Over the centuries, people
have carefully built terraces on the rugged,
steep landscape right up to the cliffs that overlook the sea. Part of its charm
is the lack of visible corporate development. Paths, trains and boats connect
the villages, and cars cannot reach them from the outside. The Cinque Terre
area is a very popular tourist destination.
The villages of the Cinque
Terre were severely affected by torrential rains which caused floods and
mudslides on October 25, 2011. Nine people were confirmed killed by the floods,
and damage to the villages, particularly Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare, was
extensive.
Gaint's Causeway, Ireland
The Giant's Causeway (known as Clochán an Aifir or Clochán
na bhFomhórach in Irish
and tha Giant's Causey in Ulster-Scots) is an area of about 40,000
interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic
eruption.
It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern
Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills. It
was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and
a national nature reserve in
1987 by the Department of the
Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times
readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops
of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear
under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal,
although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest
are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the
cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Much of the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is today
owned and managed by the National
Trust and it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern
Ireland. The remainder of the site is owned by the Crown Estate and a
number of private landowners.
Galapagos Island, South America
The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón,
other Spanish names: Islas Galápagos, Spanish
pronunciation: [ˈislas ɣaˈlapaɣos]) are an archipelago
of volcanic
islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the
Pacific Ocean, 926 km (575 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which
they are a part.
The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal
language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly
over 25,000.
The islands are famed for their vast number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
Glow Warm Cave, New Zealand
The Waitomo
Glowworm Caves attraction is
a cave at Waitomo on
the North Island of New Zealand, known for its population ofglowworms, Arachnocampa
luminosa. This species is found exclusively in New Zealand. They
are around the size of an average mosquito. This cave is part of the Waitomo Caves system that includes the Ruakuri
Cave and the Aranui
Cave.
The attraction has a
modern visitor centre at the entrance, largely designed in
wood. There are organized tours that include a boat ride under
the glowworms.
Hiller Lake, Western Australia
Lake Hillier is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour.
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Hạ Long Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long, literally: "descending dragon bay") is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Vân Đồn District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn], English: "New Swanstone Castle") is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwestBavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds.
Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white "castle" which is in total about 2,700 metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m (1,970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away.
Santorini, Greece
Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη, pronounced [sandoˈrini]), classically Thera (English pronunciation /ˈθɪrə/), and officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα [ˈθira]); is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 15,550. The municipality of Santorini comprises the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni,Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiana. The total land area is 90.623 km2 (34.990 sq mi). Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.
Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic eruption that destroyed the earliest settlements on a formerly single island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about 12 by 7 km (7.5 by 4.3 mi), is surrounded by 300 m (980 ft) high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon is connected to the sea in two places, in the northwest and southwest.
Atlantic Ocean Road In Norway
The Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road (Norwegian: Atlanterhavsveien) is a 8.3-kilometer (5.2 mi) long section of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It passes by Hustadvika, an unsheltered part of the Norwegian Sea, connecting the island of Averøy with the mainland and Romsdalshalvøya peninsula. It runs between the villages of Kårvåg on Averøy and Vevang in Eida. It is built on several small islands and skerries, which are connected by several causeways, viaducts and eight bridges—the most prominent being Storseisundet Bridge.
Beautiful Venice, Italy
Big Island, USA
Hawaiʻi, also called the Island of Hawaiʻi,[ the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island. which comprises Hawaiʻi County and the Hilo, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area, is an island, county, and Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the largest and the southeastern-most of the Hawaiian islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2), it is larger than all of the other islands in the archipelago combined and is the largest island in the United States. The island is often referred to as the "Big Island" to reduce confusion between the island and the state.
Coastal Potholes
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. Dunnottar has played a prominent role in the history of Scotland through to the 18th-century Jacobite risings because of its strategic location and defensive strength. Dunnottar is best known as the place where the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century. The property of the Keiths from the 14th century, and the seat of the Earl Marischal, Dunnottar declined after the last Earl forfeited his titles by taking part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. The castle was restored in the 20th century and is now open to the public.
