Russkaya Arktika National Park

For two weeks in July, a comprehensive scientific expedition of the National Park "Russkaya Arktika" and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia), composed of sixty people went on research vessel "Professor Molchanov" more than four thousand nautical miles, rose above the eightieth parallel, and made ​​a landing in the national park and the federal reserve "Franz Josef Land." The main objective of the expedition was to collect information about the state of ecosystems and the cultural and historical heritage in the Orange Islands and the Cape of Desire – this is just the National Park "Russian Arctic". 

Russkaya Arktika National Park is a national park of Russia, which was established in June 2009. It covers a large and remote area of the Arctic Ocean, the northern part of Novaya Zemlya (Severny Island), and Franz Josef Land.As of 2009 the total area of the national park is 14,260 sq km, including 6,320 sq km on the land and 7,940 sq km of the Arctic Ocean.The area is the habitat of polar bears and bowhead whales. The area also includes one of the largest bird colonies in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as walrus and seal rookeries. In addition to preserving natural habitats, the area of the national park is important for preserving the cultural heritage, which is related to the history of discovery and colonisation of the vast Arctic territories starting from the sixteenth century.

The Russian government first established the Franz Joseph Land Conservation Area on 23 April 1994.[2] The intention to create a national park was announced in 2008. On 15 June 2009 Vladimir Putin signed the decree establishing the park. Announcing the event Putin expressed his hopes that the National Park could help develop tourism in the area. He also announced plans to spend his vacations in the newly established national park.

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Top 10 Famous Sea Stacks From Around the World

A stack or sea stack is a rock formation made up of a steep or upright column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast. They are formed when part of a headland is eroded by water crashing against the rock or as a result of wind erosion. These impressive formations are intricately created by nature only through time, tide and wind. Here are 10 famous sea stack formations from around the World.

01. Dun Briste, Ireland

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The Most Beautiful Pictures Of Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and is laid in major U.S. cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago and New York. The construction of the railway network was considered madness, it was one of the most courageous decisions in the history of railways. Here are the most picturesque views of this railway.

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Clear Water

In a hot summer day people want to swim in a cool water of the sea or the lake. But when you get to the beach there are always crowds of people and water is very dirty. But there heavenly places in the World, hwere water is clean and beaches are almost empty. Here are some of them. 

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The Banpo Bridge in Seoul

The Banpo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea just got a major facelift in the form of a 10,000-nozzle fountain that runs all the way along both its sides. They were just installed last month, but already the bridge has turned into a major tourist attraction. Which is understandable, as I've certainly never driven over a bridge that's pumping out 190 tons of water per minute. And since it's just pulling up water from the river below, it's nice and eco-friendly. Hit the jump for a video of this awesome bridge in action.

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15 of the Most Beautiful Crater Lakes in the World

15 of the Most Beautiful Crater Lakes in the World

A crater lake is a lake that forms in a volcanic crater or caldera, such as a maar; less commonly and with lower association to the term a lake may form in an impact crater caused by a meteorite, or in an artificial explosion caused by humans.

Sometimes lakes which form inside calderas are called caldera lakes, but often this distinction is not made. Crater lakes covering active (fumarolic) volcanic vents are sometimes known as volcanic lakes, and the water within them is often acidic, saturated with volcanic gases, and cloudy with a strong greenish color. Lakes located in dormant or extinct volcanoes tend to have fresh water, and the water clarity in such lakes can be exceptional due to the lack of inflowing streams and sediment.

Crater lakes form as precipitation within the rim fills the created depression. The water level rises until an equilibrium is reached between the rate of incoming and outgoing water. Sources of water loss singly or together, may include evaporation, subsurface seepage, and in places, surface leakage or overflow when the lake level reaches the lowest point on its rim. [Source: Wikipedia]

Below you will find a gallery of some of the most beautiful looking crater lakes in the world. Knowing these were all created and formed by volcanoes only adds to their mystique. Enjoy! 

1. Crater Lake, Mount Mazama – Oregon, USA 

Photograph by Ben Canales A well-known crater lake, which bears the same name as the geological feature, is Crater Lake in Oregon, USA. It is located in the caldera of Mount Mazama. It is the deepest lake in the United States with a depth of 594 m (1,949 ft). Crater Lake is fed solely by falling rain and snow, with no inflow or outflow at the surface, and hence is one of the clearest lakes in the world. [Source]  

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Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls is a magnificent natural beauty and a major tourist attraction, which is situated on the Oregon side of the Colombian River, George which is in the east of Troutdale and between Corbett and Donson. The stream of this thunderous, icy water fall is a whopping 611 feet-long. The best part of this Multnomah Fall is that it is divided into two parts. Its first part is 542 feet long and is clearly visible from the historic Colombian River Highway and its second part is 69 feet long. The water fall does not dry up in the late summer as its underground spring and snow that melts, continuous to flow down. Multnomah Falls’ view from the famous Benson bridge is nothing short of breath-taking. I am quite sure that all you guys out there would love it.

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Beautiful Swat Valley (Pakistan)

Beautiful Swat Valley (Pakistan)

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El Penon de Guatape

El Penon de Guatape

A massive stone rising over 650 feet out of the flat ground of Guatape, Colombia, the Piedra de Penol or El Peñon de Guatape was once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians. By the 1900s, the massive 10-million-ton rock was seen by local farmers as a nuisance, a giant version of the rocks that the farmers regularly dug out of their fields.In 1954 a group of friends—supposedly at the urging of a local priest—climbed the rock using a series of boards wedged into a crack. These were the first people known to have climbed El Peñon de Guatape. (It is unknown whether the Tahamies had a way of ascending the stone.) Climbing the huge stone took five days, but the top of the rock revealed both beautiful views and a new species of plant, Pitcairma heterophila. The rock soon became a modest tourist attraction.

The rock, which is almost entirely smooth, has one long crack, the one that the climbers used in ascending it. In the crack was later wedged a 649-step masonry staircase, the only way to get to the top of the Piedra de Penol. In the 1970s, the area was dammed, and the view from the rock changed: It now overlooks a dramatic series of lakes and islands.Today, you can ascend the rock (apparently owned by a local family, though also designated by Colombia as a "national monument") for 2 US dollars. There you'll find a few religious relics and a three-story lookout tower.

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40 Places To See Before You Die

40 Places To See Before You Die

Nature has created so many amazing places on our planet, that lifetime is not enough to see all of them. But most importantly that people don't have enough money and time to travel so much. So we have to look at the breathtaking pictures and dream that some day we'll be there…

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