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Bell Tower of St. Nicholas Church, Kalyazin, Russia

2009-10-22T03:23:00.000-07:00

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Bell Tower of St. Nicholas Church is a historical and architectural monument located on artificial island in Uglich reservoir 200 meters away from the bank of Kalyazin town, Tver region, Russia. The Bell Tower was constructed in 1800 and was a part of Nikolo-Zhabensky monastery. In 1930s under the project of creating Uglich reservoir and Uglich hydroelectric power plant on Volga river Nikolskiy monastery was demolished and the Bell Tower was partly flooded. Later its foundation was reinforced and a little artificial island with a berth was built around the Tower. The Tower rises 75 meters high (approx. 25-store building). The Tower has always been a main local landmark attracting tourists throughout the year.

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Coordinates: 57°14'36.61"N 37°51'26.31"W

Nearest big city: Moscow (170 km)

Best time for visiting: any time of the year

Official website: www.kalyazin.ru

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Masatrigo Hill, Spain

2009-09-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

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Cerro Masatrigo, or Masatrigo Hill, is a cone-shaped hill located in Badajoz province (Extremadura autonomous community) in western Spain. Geographically Masatrigo Hill also lies in the territory of La Siberia district, or comarca as it is called in Spain. La Siberia is a land of varying terrain. In the southern part of the district lies the foothills of the Sierra Morena mountain range which can be responsible for the Masatrigo Hill too. Two major rivers - The Guadiana River and The Zujar River - flow through the region, creating vast peneplains in the less mountainous areas. The region's inhabitants have created several reservoirs along the rivers, providing locals with ample water resources. The Hill is located on the La Serena reservoir, which is the largest in Spain and the second largest in Europe. La Serena alone holds 6% of the country's water. Because of all the reservoirs, La Siberia contains the longest inland coastline of any region of Spain. This reservoir has always been a summer tourist center.
Showing a perfect volcano shape Cerro Masatrigo has always been mistakenly called an extinct volcano and even given a name of “magic mountain”. And while there are still some dark spots in the hill’s geological history, it is all clear with its morphological history with Masatrigo meaning literally a “wheat dough”.

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Coordinates: 38°56'1.58"N 5°12'27.96"W

Nearest big city: Cordoba (130 km)

Best time for visiting: Spring, Autumn

Official website: http://www.esparragosadelares.es/masatrigo.htm

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA

2009-09-09T03:58:00.000-07:00

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The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in western Otero County and northeastern Dona Ana County in the state of New Mexico. The area is in the mountain-ringed Tularosa Basin valley area and comprises the southern part of a field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
Gypsum is rarely found in the form of sand because it is water-soluble. Normally, rain would dissolve the gypsum and carry it to the sea. Since the Tularosa Basin has no outlet to the sea, rain that dissolves gypsum from the surrounding San Andres and Sacramento Mountains is trapped within the basin, and the rain either sinks into the ground or forms shallow pools which subsequently dry out and leave gypsum in a crystalline form, called selenite, on the surface. During the last ice age, a lake known as Lake Otero covered much of the basin. When it dried out, it left a large flat area of selenite crystals which is now the Alkali Flat.
The first exploration of the White Sands was led by a party of US Army officers in 1849. The idea of creating a national park here goes back at least to 1898. But only in 1933 President Herbert Hoover created the White Sands National Monument.
From the visitor center at the entrance of the park, the Dunes Drive leads 8 miles (12 km) into the dunes. Four marked trails allow to explore the dunes by foot. Unlike dunes made of quartz-based sand crystals, the gypsum does not readily convert the sun's energy into heat and thus can be walked upon safely with bare feet, even in the hottest summer months. [read the full article at Wikipedia]

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Coordinates: 32°50'23.43"N 106°18'35.52"W

Nearest big city: Alamogordo (25 km)

Best time for visiting: Winter

Official website: http://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm

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Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia

2009-08-21T14:17:00.000-07:00

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Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru is an inselberg, literally "island mountain", an isolated remnant left after the slow erosion of an original mountain range. The rock is about 350 m in its height, more than 3.5 km in length and almost 3 km in its widest part. It is notable for appearing to change colour as the different light strikes it at different times of the day and year, with sunset a particularly remarkable sight when it briefly glows red. Although rainfall is uncommon in this semiarid area, during wet periods the rock acquires a silvery-grey colour, with streaks of black algae forming on the areas that serve as channels for water flow.
The word Uluru has no particular meaning in the language of local aboriginal tribe of Pitjantjatjara. In 1873, the surveyor William Gosse named it Ayers Rock in honour of the then-Chief Secretary of South Australia, Sir Henry Ayers. Since then, both names have been used, although Ayers Rock was the most common name used by outsiders until recently.
The development of tourism infrastructure adjacent to the base of Uluru that began in the 1950s soon produced adverse environmental impacts. It was decided in the early 1970s to remove all accommodation-related tourist facilities and re-establish them outside the park. Climbing Uluru is a popular attraction for visitors. A chain handhold makes the hour-long climb easier, but it is still a long (800 m/0.5 mi) and steep hike to the top, where it can be quite windy. An above-average level of fitness and a high tolerance to desert conditions is required. In 2009, the Australian government indicated that climbing Uluru may no longer be allowed. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. Hence, the visitors are not allowed to photograph certain sections of Uluru, for reasons related to traditional Tjukurpa beliefs. [read the full article at Wikipedia]

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Coordinates: 25°20'37.98"S 131°1'55.62"E

Nearest big city: Alice Springs (335 km)

Best time for visiting: April-May, October-November, sunrise/sunset

Official website: www.environment.gov.au/parks/uluru

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Iguazu Falls, Argentina, Brazil

2009-08-19T03:27:00.000-07:00

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Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. Their name comes from the Guarani or Tupi words y (water) and ûasú (big). Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541, after whom one of the falls in the Argentine side is named. The falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century, and one of the Argentine falls is named after him.
The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 meters (269 ft) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 ft). The Devil's Throat, a U-shaped, 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long cataract, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil.
The falls can be reached from the two main towns on either side of the falls: Foz do Iguaçu in the Brazilian state of Paraná, and Puerto Iguazú in the Argentine province of Misiones as well as from Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) on the other side of the Parana river from Foz do Iguaçu. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil). On the Brazilian side there is a long walkway along the canyon with an extension to the lower base of the Devil's Throat. The Argentine access is facilitated by the Rainforest Ecological Train, which brings visitors to different walkways. The fall area also provides opportunities for water sports and rock climbing. [read the full article at Wikipedia]

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Coordinates: 25°41'38.18"S 54°26'16.39"W

Nearest big cities: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina (14 km), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (18 km), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay (22 km)

Best time of the year for visiting: April-May, September-October

Official website: www.iguazuargentina.com/english

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Masjid Selat Melaka, Malacca, Malaysia

2009-08-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

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Melaka Straits Mosque, or Masjid Selat Melaka, is a modern mosque on the man-made island of Pulau Melaka near Malacca Town in Malaysia. Architecture of the mosque combines the craftsmanship of the Middle Eastern and the Malays. It is situated facing the Melaka Straits on a 1.8 hectare land. When the tide is high and the water level goes up it looks like a floating structure. Apart from serving as a house of worship, it has also become a tourist destination. [read the full article at Wikipedia]

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Coordinates: 2°10'43.79"N 102°14'56.41"E

Nearest big city: Malacca (1 km), Kuala Lumpur (110 km), Singapore (180 km)

Best time of the year for visiting: any time of the year

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The West Pier, Brighton, UK

2009-08-10T08:58:00.000-07:00

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The West Pier is a pier in Brighton, England. It was built in 1866 by Eugenius Birch and has been closed and deteriorating since 1975, awaiting renovation. The structure suffered a serious partial collapse during a storm in 2002, when a walkway connecting the concert hall and pavilion fell into the sea. In March 2003 the pavilion at the end of the pier caught fire. Firefighters were unable to save the building from destruction because the collapsed walkway prevented them from reaching it. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Few months later another fire broke out, consuming most of what was left of the concert hall. In June 2004 high winds caused the middle of the pier to collapse completely. Local authorities said that it was confident the West Pier would be rebuilt. [read the full article at Wikipedia]

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Coordinates: 50°49'8.35"N 0°09'6.87"W

Nearest big city: within the city of Brighton

Best time of the year for visiting: any time of the year

Official website: www.westpier.co.uk

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