Archives: July, 2014
Earth Paints – Eye of the Sahara, Africa (photo)
The Eye of the Sahara is one of the geological marvels of our world. This phenomenal sight is located in the Sahara Desert in western Mauritania. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) in diameter. It is actually visible from orbit. It is believed to be the result of the effects uplift and erosion, although […]
Record of a greeting to celebration 700th birth anniversary of Sergius of Radonezh (photo)
Islands of Kiribati (photo)
Malden Island Malden Island, sometimes called Independence Island in the nineteenth century, is a low, arid, uninhabited island in the central Pacific Ocean, about 39 km2 (15 sq mi) in area. It is one of the Line Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati. Teraina Island (Washington Island) Teraina, also known as Washington Island (both […]
Cities in Russia – Makhachkala. Capital City of the Republic of Dagestan (photo)
Signs on ISS. Sign on Matreshka (Experiment Matreshka). She is now in the Japanese module (photo)
“Matreshka-R” Experiment (about…): About Experiment Matreshka on IMBP Site (rus)
Alaid Volcano. Kuril Islands (photo)
Alaid is the tallest and northernmost volcano in the Kurile Islands. The symmetrical stratovolcano rises 3000 m from the sea floor and forms a small island. It has a 1.5-km-wide summit crater breached to the south. It is one of the Kuriles’ most active volcanoes. Large explosive eruptions occurred in 1790 and 1981, and were […]
Earth Paints – Between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf – Lake Urmia, Eastern Azerbaijan (photo)
Lake Urmia, Eastern Azerbaijan. Lake Urmia is a salt lake in northwestern Iran near Iran’s border with Turkey. The lake is between the provinces of Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake in the Middle East and the sixth largest saltwater lake […]
Earth Paints – Volga Delta (photo)
The Volga Delta is the largest river delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe’s largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea in Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast, north-east of the republic of Kalmykia. The delta is located in the Caspian Depression—the far eastern part of the delta lies in Kazakhstan. The delta drains […]
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