The Gulf of Alaska – an arm of the Pacific Ocean ranges from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island (west) to the Alexander Archipelago(east) . The entire shoreline is a tough composition of forest, mountain, and tidewater glaciers as coast is densely cut. Majority of the seasonal rain showers and snowfall in the Pacific Northwest […]
Iguaza Waterfalls of the Iguazu River(rises near the city of Curitiba) , an outcome of a volcanic eruption, are on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentinian province of Misiones which runs through the Devil’s Throat. It “Iguazu” derived from the words- Tupi(water) and ûasú(big) appears as reverse “J”. It is believed that a god wanted to marry […]
Smallest Park In The World – Mill Ends Park Mill Ends Park – is a very small park located in a median strip SW Naito Parkway Portland, Oregon, United States. It is near the Willamette River, SW Taylor Street. It’s diameter only 2 feet or 0.60 mt and it’s total area is 452 square inch. […]
Valencia, Spain Valencia is the third biggest city in Spain. Madrid being the first and Barcelona is second. Located near Mediterranean sea and on the bank of Turia river. It is very attractive tourist spot because of it’s vibrant beaches and all kind playing possibilities (like Golf, Diving etc). Ciudad de las Artes y las […]
Solomon Islands Capital – Honiara. Total Population – 523,000. Total Land Area– 28,400 sq km or 11,000 sq miles. It is a sovereign country. It consists of large number of Ocean islands( Six major and 900 small islands). 4000 years ago large number of Melanesian people settled in Solomon islands. Spanish came there in 16th […]