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środa, 22 sierpnia 2012

Braslau Lakes - Swap

 Braslau Lakes is one of the seven National Parks in Belarus. The National Park was set up in September 1995. It is a unique ecosystem with a number of lakes and a large area of pine forests. It has a total area of about 700 km 2. This includes 30 lakes. The largest lakes are Dryvyaty, Snudy and Strusta. Through the latest glacial period, about 18,000-29,000 years ago, the area of Braslav Lakes was covered with vast ice fields, up to several hundred metres thick. As the climate warmed, the ice slowly melted and the limit of the ice moved north. This complex process shaped the characteristic features of the nature of Poozerye with its hilly relief and lakes.

piątek, 6 lipca 2012

The Kodar Mountains - Swap

The Kodar Mountains, known to the Shoanti as the World's Roof, are among the highest mountain ranges on the face of Golarion. Located in the north of Avistan, they form the natural boundary between several nations. The extensive range forms the north and northwestern border of Varisia separating it from the Hold of Belkzen to the west and the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, Irrisen and the Realm of the Mammoth Lords to the north. Few creatures call the Kodars their home as only the toughest creatures can survive there. Known inhabitants include rocs, storm giants, dragons, yeti, crag spiders, and wendigos. This isolation has helped foster rumors of fantastic locations hidden within the depths of the mountains.

środa, 4 lipca 2012

The Khibiny Mountains - Swap

The Khibiny Mountains, is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia, within the Arctic Circle, located between Imandra and Umbozero lakes. The massif is of oval shape of about 1,300 km2. and occupies the central part of the peninsula at a relative elevation of 900-1000 m above the surrounding plain. The mountains are not particularly high; the two highest peaks are the Yudytchvumtchchorr, which stands 1,201 metres , and the Chasnachorr, which stands 1,191 metres. The average elevation is 1,116 metres. The mountains form the shape of a horseshoe topped by a high plateau, drained by a series of deep canyons. The peaks are of plateau type, with steep slopes, with glaciers, icefields and snowfields in some places. The overall terrain is alpine tundra.

wtorek, 26 czerwca 2012

Tahrir Square - Baghdad - Swap

 Liberation Square is located in central Baghdad. The square commemorates the 1958 establishment of the Republic of Iraq and is a major monument in the country’s history. Liberation Square is Baghdad's biggest and most central square located in the Rasafa part of the city on the eastern banks of the River Tigris.

środa, 23 maja 2012

Brest Rowing Canal - Swap

 Brest rowing canal - a unique natural structure, the business card of the city. Canal length - 2274 m (Competitive distance - 2000 m, the zone start - 50 m distance braking - 210 m), width - 162 m, which is fully compliant with international standards.

środa, 2 maja 2012

Minsk - Swap

 1. Liberty Square. View on Minsk Town Hall; 2. Independence Square; 3. Station Square "Gates of Minsk" ; 4. Oktyabrskaya Square; 5. Victory Square

sobota, 28 kwietnia 2012

Hawke's Bay - Swap

 Hawke's Bay  is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings. One trivial fact is that the region has a hill with the longest place name in New Zealand, and the longest in the world according to the 2009 Guinness Book of Records. Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu is an unremarkable hill in southern Hawke's Bay, not far from Waipukurau. The longest place names in the world

środa, 18 kwietnia 2012

Mount Eden - Swap

 Mount Eden (Maungawhau, the 'Mountain of the Whau tree' in Māori) is the name of a cinder cone and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand, situated five kilometres south of the city centre. The mountain is the highest natural point in the whole of Auckland. The English name honours George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.

wtorek, 14 lutego 2012

National Parks - Swap

 Canyonlands National Park - preserves 848 square km of colorful sandstone canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches and spires in the heart of the Colorado Plateau in Southeastern Utah. Water and gravity have been the prime architects of this land, craving flat layers of sedimentry rock into the landscape seen today. The Park was established in 1964. The park was expanded to its size in 1971.
 Yosemite National Park embraces almost 1930 square km of scenic wild lands set aside in 1890 to preserve a portion of the central Sierra Nevada that streches along California's eastern flank. The park ranges from 670 m. above sea level to more than 4300m. and has these major attractions; alpine wilderness, three groves od Giant Sequoias and the glacially carved Yosemite Valley with impressive waterfalls, cliffs and unusual rock formations

piątek, 10 lutego 2012

Lagoa do Taquaral - Swap

 Lagoa do Taquaral, officially named Parque Portugal, is an urban public park in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. It has been set around a beautiful lagoon and adjacent wooded park, and is a large municipal entertainment and sports park, with a planetarium, a science museum, an indoor sports stadium and swimming pool, kart racing and model airplane areas, an open concert auditorium, floating caravel replica, a working historical tramway, pedal boats, facilities for several types of sports, including a long track for running, cycling and walking, restaurants, etc.

poniedziałek, 5 grudnia 2011

Ilha Grande - Swap

Ilha Grande is an island located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, and part of the municipality of Angra dos Reis. The island is largely undeveloped and noted for its scenic beauty, which includes tropical beaches, luxuriant vegetation and a rugged landscape. The land area is 193 km² and the highest point is Pico da Pedra D'Água, at 1031 m. It once held a notorious prison, now closed.

poniedziałek, 7 listopada 2011

środa, 19 października 2011

Kawagebo - Swap

Kawagebo (6.740 m) as it is known by local residents and pilgrims, is the highest mountain in Yunnan, China. It is located in Weixi Lisu Autonomous County in Diqing Prefecture on the border with Tibet, and near the border with Myanmar. It rises about 20 kilometres west of Diqing, which lies on the China National Highway 214. It was previously in the Tibetan province of Kham until its incorporation into China in 1950.

China - Swap

Lijiang River (Guiling)

The Bayinbulak Grassland

Hai Feng