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  • South Coast of West Java

    South Coast of West Java

    Pangandaran is a small town and a subdistrict in southern Ciamis regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is located on the southern coast of Java. The Penanjung Pangandaran nature reserve is nearby on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. About eighty percent of the nature reserve...

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  • Ujung Kulon – West Java

    Ujung Kulon – West Java

    Ujung Kulon National Park is located at the western-most tip of Java, Indonesia. It includes the volcanic island group of Krakatoa and other islands including Panaitan, Handeuleum and Peucang. The park encompasses an area of 1,206 km² (443 km² marine), most of which lies on a peninsula reaching into the Indian Ocean....

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  • Geghard

    Geghard

    The monastery of Geghard (Armenian: ??????, meaning spear) is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the main chapel was built in...

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  • Alaverdi (Border of Georgia)

    Alaverdi (Border of Georgia)

    Alaverdi, Armenia is located in the northeastern side of Lori which is a province in Armenia. The land is not very far from the country of Georgia. This is an industrial and mining hub. The area is located at the base of the gorge of...

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  • Garni Temple

    Garni Temple

    The temple was built in the second half of the first century B.C. and dedicated to a heathen god, probably to Mithra, the god of the sun whose figure stood in the depth of the sanctuary (naos). After Christianity had been proclaimed the state religion...

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  • Tsaghkadzor

    Tsaghkadzor

    Tsaghkadzor means valley of flowers in Armenian. The city is located 50 kilometers North from Yerevan, on the southeastern slope of Teghenis Mountains, 1750 meters above sea level, surrounded with alpine meadows. In the early medieval period the region belonged to the feudal clan of Varazhnuni,...

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  • Insect

    Insect

    Insects are arthropods (a type of invertebrate, animals that lack a backbone). All insects have a hard exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. The legs (and wings, if applicable) are attached to the thorax....

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  • Rift Valley

    Rift Valley

    Some 20 million years ago, the earth’s crust weakened and tore itself apart creating a jagged rift, thousands of kilometers long, across the African continent. The land on either side erupted creating great volcanic mountains, while the valley floor gradually sank into a low flat...

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  • Blue sky in the water

    Blue sky in the water

    At 1880 metres above sea level, Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Rift Valley Lakes.  It is the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya and one of only two freshwater lakes in the rift valley, the other being L. Baringo.  Lake Naivasha is unusual in having no...

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  • Flaminggo

    Flaminggo

    The flamingo, which is the main attraction for tourists at Lake Nakuru National Park, has moved from its main sanctuary in the Rift Valley to other areas, including the minute Lake Simbi Nyaima in Western Kenya. Lake Nakuru, which local Senior Game Warden Alfred Mayoli...

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  • Naivasha Wild Life

    Naivasha Wild Life

    At 85km North West of Kenya’s capital Nairobi Lake Naivasha is just over an hours drive by public or Private Transport, including Charter Flights. The lake is located some distance from the town and taxis are readily available. For overnight travelers, there are well-furnished lodges and hotels...

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  • Nakuru Wild Life

    Nakuru Wild Life

    The Rhinoceros, often colloquially abbreviated rhino, is the common name used to group five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia. Three of the five species—the (Javan, Sumatran and Black...

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