Thursday, November 17, 2011

Aldabra Atoll - Seychelles Review And Info

Aldabra Atoll - Seychelles Review And Info Aldabra, the second largest coral atoll in the world, located in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Seychelles. Uninhabited and very isolated, Aldabra almost untouched by humans, have a distinctive fauna of the island including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, and designated a World Heritage Site. Aldabra was visited by Portuguese navigators in 1511. The islands...

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia

Great Barrier Reef Queensland in north-east Australia Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system consists of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for more than 2,600 kilometers (1,600 miles) above the surrounding area of 344,400 square kilometers (133,000 sq mi). Coral is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's...

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Raja Ampat, Papua Indonesia Indonesia has a very beautiful natural beauty, one of which is the Raja Ampat in Papua. This tourist area is the best in the world, either from natural beauty, cultural richness and a wide assortment of marine life that are here Located at the northwestern tip of the Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, in Indonesia, West Papua, Raja Ampat, or King Four, an archipelago of more than 1,500 small islands,...

Monday, November 14, 2011

Bunaken National Park, Indonesia

Bunaken National Park, Indonesia Bunaken National Park is representative of Indonesia tropical aquatic ecosystem consisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems. In the northern part of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, island Montehage, Siladen island, the island of Nain, Nain Small islands, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast includes some coconut. Potential...

Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, Philippines

Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, Philippines Tubbataha Reef is a coral atoll located in the Sulu Sea in the Philippines. This is a marine sanctuary protected as Tubbataha Reef Marine National Park. This is a nomination in the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Tubbataha is located in the Sulu Sea, 98 nautical miles (181 km) southeast of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan Province. Coral is composed of two coral atolls divided by eight kilometers (5 miles) wide...

Monday, August 8, 2011

The Stone Forest (China)

 The Shilin (Chinese for stone forest) is an impressive example of karst topography. Its rocks are made of limestone and are formed by water percolating the ground's surface and eroding away everything but the pillars. It's known since the Ming Dynasty as the 'First Wonder of the Wor...