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An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means. They are created by expanding existing islets, construction on existing reefs, or amalgamating several natural islets into a bigger island.

Artificial islands may vary in size from small islets reclaimed solely to support a single pillar of a building or structure, to those that support entire communities and buildings.

Dubai is home to several artificial islands projects, including the three Palm Islands projects, The World and the Dubai Waterfront. Only the Palm Jumeirah is inhabited so far.

Making new islands in Dubai

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Artificial Island.

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Canyonlands National Park

August 10th 2011 04:42

Mesa Arch, canyonlands island in the sky

Mesa Arch, Island in the Sky District.

Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The park is divided into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the rivers themselves. While these areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, each retains its own character. The park covers 527.5 square miles (1,366 km2). Canyons are carved into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River and Green River. Author Edward Abbey, a frequent visitor, described the Canyonlands as "the most weird, wonderful, magical place on earth—there is nothing else like it anywhere."

Canyonlands at daybreak. La Sal Mountains in background.

Canyonlands is a popular recreational destination. On average 420,000 people visited the park each year. The geography of the park is well suited to a number of different recreational uses. Hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and four-wheelers all enjoy traveling the rugged, remote trails within the Park. Rafters and kayakers float the calm stretches of the Green River and Colorado River above the confluence. Below the confluence Cataract Canyon contains powerful whitewater rapids, similar to those found in the Grand Canyon.

Rock formations in the Needles district.

The Island in the Sky district, with its proximity to the Moab, Utah area, attracts the majority (59 percent) of park users. The Needles district is the second most visited, drawing 35 percent of visitors. The rivers within the park and the remote Maze district each only account for 3 percent of park visitation.

The view from the Island In The Sky overlooking the Colorado River.

Political compromise at the time of the park's creation limited the protected area to an arbitrary portion of the Canyonlands basin. Conservationists hope to complete the park by bringing the boundaries up to the high sandstone rims that form the natural border of the Canyonlands landscape.

Raft in the Big Drop Rapids, Cataract Canyon.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Canyonlands National Park.

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Brecon Beacons National Park

July 25th 2011 05:32

The Brecon Beacons is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of popular peaks south of Brecon, including South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan, and which together form the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The name is also commonly used to refer more broadly to the entire national park which includes ranges both to the east and the west of the central Beacons.

Most of the National Park is bare, grassy moorland grazed by Welsh mountain ponies and Welsh mountain sheep, with scattered forestry plantations, and pasture in the valleys. It is known for its remote reservoirs, waterfalls including the 27-metre Henrhyd Waterfall and the falls at Ystradfellte, and its caves, such as Ogof Ffynnon Ddu. The Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre was opened in 1966 to help visitors understand and enjoy the area.

View of Pen Y Fan

Activities in the Park include walking, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding, as well as sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and fishing, rock climbing, hang-gliding, caravanning, camping and caving.

View from atop Pen y Fan

A long-distance cycling route, the Taff Trail, passes over the Beacons on its way from Brecon to Cardiff, and in 2005 the first walk to span the entire length of the Brecon Beacons National Park was opened. The 100-mile (160 km) route, called the Beacons Way, runs from the foot of Ysgyryd Fawr east of Abergavenny and ends in the village of Bethlehem in Carmarthenshire.

Town of Crickhowell

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Brecon Beacons.

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Desert Life and Landscapes

May 11th 2011 23:31

The images in this post of life in the desert are from Designzzz (link above to the original article).

A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Deserts are defined as areas with an average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimetres (10 in) per year, or as areas where more water is lost by evaporation than falls as precipitation.

Desert Dweller by Mitchell Kanashkevich

Desert Life by Andrew Styan

in the desert by Rusty2210

Desert Storm by Chris Ross

DESERT DREAM by Alessandro Rovelli

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Most Alien Landscaspes On Earth

February 7th 2011 01:27

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat.

The Richat Structure, near Ouadane, Mauritania

A circular feature, 50 km across, in the middle of the otherwise featureless Mauritanian Sahara.

Monument valley, Colorado Plateau

Monument Valley is characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor.

The Sahara Desert

The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,630,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States.

The Wave, Arizona

The Wave is a sandstone rock formation near the Arizona and Utah border. It is famous among hikers and photographers for its colourful, undulating forms, and the rugged, trackless hike required to reach it.

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Houses With Amazing Views

January 19th 2011 01:46

Everyone likes to live in a home with a view.
So which locations have the best views in the world?
The pictures below from Golberz.com show some amazing vacation homes nestled amongst nature

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Best National Park Scenery

May 24th 2010 02:09

In this article on Travel and Leisure, an in depth look is taken into finding the best National Park Views in America. Below is a selection from the article.

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Snowy Scenes

January 22nd 2010 14:51

When winter arrives so does the snow!
The Big Picture as Boston.com produced this article which showcases everything that is beautiful about the white powder.

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Most Polluted Places on Earth

October 5th 2009 06:51

Our planet's population is racing towards the seven billion mark. It's becoming more and more difficult to find areas untouched by human hands. Even more disturbing however, is the growing number of areas so polluted by human activity they are no longer suitable for habitation at all, and despite this some poor souls still live there. Thanks to the Mother Nature Network, here are the most toxic places to live on Earth. View the full list here.

Linfen, China

Linfen has more air pollution than any other city in the world. Sitting at the heart of China's coal belt, smog and soot from industrial pollutants and automobiles blacken the air at all hours. It is said that if you hang your laundry here, it will turn black before it dries

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Wildflowers of Western Australia

October 2nd 2009 13:37

From June to November Western Australia attracts visitors from all over the world to admire its wildflowers which are as diverse and unique as you can imagine. There are over 12,000 different species scattered across 2.5 million square kilometres of terrain, some small areas even contain more varieties of flowers than the entire UK!

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The Australian Outback

September 11th 2009 12:10

The Australian Outback is as vast, varied, intriguing, beautiful and unforgiving as anywhere on Earth. Mark Brown at Money Hacker has written a fantastic article introducing this area of our country to the world. Read his full article here or check out a sample below.

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Visions of Earth

June 19th 2009 03:12

Each month, National Geographic magazine features breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth. Browse through visions of the world as seen through a photographer's eye. Here are some of this months best pictures. See more here.

Zambia—A lone bull elephant breakfasts at first light near the precipice of Victoria Falls. With the Zambezi River near its seasonal ebb, once submerged walkways—and fresh foraging possibilities—present themselves.

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360 View From the Top of Mt Everest

February 25th 2009 09:09

Mt Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, standing at a staggering 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. At that height visibility can be very low and conditions can be incredibly inhospitable, changing in an instant. However when the air is clear it does literally look like the top of the world. Below is an incredible 360 degree scenic view from the summit of Earth's highest mountain.

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