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Maligne Lake is the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rockies. Ringed by snow-and-ice-capped mountains, the
22 km long lake stretches past serene Spirit Island right to the melt-water channels of Coronet Glacier. An open forest of lodgepole pine and spruce, home of moose, Harlequin Ducks, and many other types of wildlife surround visitors at the north end of the lake. Hiking and, in winter, cross-country skiing trails abound making this a popular retreat at all times of the year.
The first park established in Asahikawa City. Located in the city center and serving as a base for cultural arts, it is used for various events together with the adjacent Asahikawa River Line Park. The names of nearby places are written as “Tokiwa”, but the park name is “Tokiban”. This is based on the theory that the mistake made in writing when the garden name monument was set up in 1928 (Showa 3) was decided as the name of the park, in 1919 (Taisho 8), because the nearby town's name was written as "Jobandori" on a map issued by the Land Surveying Division (currently the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan). There is a theory that this was adopted. Today, the sun came back out to give vibrant to foliage colour that just the beginning in Hokkaido, Japan. Tokiwa Park is just a local park at Asakikawa. However, I felt the peaceful, clean, neat and quiet throughout the whole stay in this park.
Cape Kamui (神威岬 Kamui misaki) is located in Shakotan, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula in Shiribeshi, on the west coast of Hokkaidō, Japan, is a mountainous peninsula which projects some 30 kilometres (19 mi) into the Sea of Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula forms part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
Tui, a well known of singer bird of NZ that was photographed at the Mangawhai Bay, off from Omokoroa, New Zealand.
Length: 30 cm
Weight: 125 g (male); 90 g (female)
Similar species: Eurasian blackbird, Bellbird
A large dark honeyeater with a decurved black bill, dark brown eyes, black legs and feet, and black head, underparts, wings and tail showing iridescent blue-green on the head and wings. The upper back and flanks are brown with a bronze sheen, the nape and sides of the neck have filamentous white feathers, and there are two curled white feather tufts on the throat.
PURE NATURAL BEAUTY
Deep within Fiordland National Park lies Milford Sound, New Zealand’s most stunning natural attraction. With its magical combination of mountain peaks, ink-dark waters and superb dramatic forest-clad cliffs, it must be seen to be believed. Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a fiord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site.
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This Beautiful Traction Engine was seen on display at a Vintage Agricultural Show at Keyingham in East Yorkshire earlier this month.
Pyramid Lake is a kidney-shaped lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It lies at the foot of Pyramid Mountain, a natural landmark that overlooks the town of Jasper. It has a total area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)[1] and discharges in Athabasca River through the 2 km (1.2 mi) long Pyramid Creek. Pyramid Mountain ( 52°57′04″N 118°08′57″W) is a mountain in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, named for its pyramid-like shape. James Hector named the mountain in 1859 due to its appearance from the Athabasca River valley on the eastern side of the peak.
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In this area there are a few of these dwellings that are still lived in. However between 300—1200 AD was when it was most populated with Göreme.
Prato della Valle, Padova, Italy at night. Today there are 78 statues (40 in the exterior ring and 38 statues in the inner ring), following the original plan there had been 88 statues. They were made from stone of Vicenza between 1775 and 1883 by various artists. Among the numerous statues in the square, one represents Andrea Memmo, the patrician Venetian known as the provider of Padova.
Cape Kamui (神威岬 Kamui misaki) is located in Shakotan, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula in Shiribeshi, on the west coast of Hokkaidō, Japan, is a mountainous peninsula which projects some 30 kilometres (19 mi) into the Sea of Japan. The Shakotan Peninsula forms part of the Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
It was a foggy, shady, wet and cold day. This late autumn weather in Hokkaido was not cold enough to have tourists packed. The foliage started to turn yellow and orange. There was no other people there when I took this photo. I frame it to see the bridge from end to end that its leading line gave the extra depth. The wet surface of the bridge has reflected light.that would probably pull the viewers to follow this direction. In order to get the extra sharpness throughout I choose f/9 with handheld speed of 1/60 sec, therefore the ISO was pushed up to 2,000.
Volubilis (Berber languages: Walili, Arabic: وليلي) is a partly excavated Berber city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes, and commonly considered as the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. The archaeological vestiges of this site bear witness to several civilizations. All the phases of its ten centuries of occupation, from prehistory to the Islamic period are represented. The site has produced a substantial amount of artistic material, including mosaics, marble and bronze statuary, and hundreds of inscriptions. This documentation and that which remains to be discovered, is representative of a creative spirit of the human beings who lived there over the ages. The limit of the site is represented by the Roman rampart constructed in 168-169 AD. The features of the site reveal two topographic forms: a relatively flat sloping area in the North-Eastern part, the monumental sector and a part of the sector of the triumphal arch, where the Romans employed an urban hypodamian system, and a rougher hilly area covering the South and Western parts where a terraced plan was adopted. The vestiges bear testimony to diverse periods, from Mauritanian times when it was part of an independent kingdom, to the Roman period when it was a metropolis of the Roman province of Mauritania Tingitana, a period called the « dark ages » with towards the end a Christian era, and finally an Islamic period characterised by the founding of the dynasty of the Idrissids.
Lake Hawea - Excavated by massive glaciers more than 18,000 years ago, Lake Hāwea is an stunning lake in the Otago Region of New Zealand. Lying side by side with its more famous sister, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hāwea offers a perfect location for a getaway filled with adventure or relaxation.
History
“Hāwea” comes from the indigenous Maori language. The name is thought to be from a local tribe, although its exact meaning is unknown.
In 1958, the lake was raised artificially by 20 meters to store more water for increased hydroelectric power generation.
Geology
The lake is situated at an altitude of 348 meters, and covers 141 square kilometers. At its deepest, the lake is 392 meters deep. The lake is 35 kilometers long.
The lake lies in a glacial valley formed during the last Ice Age, and is fed by the Hunter River. Nearby Lake Wanaka lies in a parallel glacial valley eight kilometers to the west. Lake Hāwea is dammed to the south by an ancient terminal moraine created some 18,000 years ago.
The only flat land around the lake lies at its southern end, surrounding its outflow into the Hāwea River.