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Cliffs at the Three Sisters and Elephant rock beach neat Tongaporutu in Taranaki region on the North Island of New Zealand
The less often photographed part of the White Cliffs of Dover. Ayecliffe and Shakespeare Cliff, viewed from the Admiralty Pier.
Die Cliffs of Moher sind die bekanntesten Steilklippen Irlands. Sie liegen an der Südwestküste der irischen Hauptinsel im County Clare nahe den Ortschaften Doolin (nördlich der Klippen) und Liscannor (südlich der Klippen).
Die meist von Pflanzen überwucherten Ruinen eines befestigten Wohnsitzes eines Häuptlings werden in der Provinz Munster, so auch im County Clare, häufig mothar (gesprochen „moher“) genannt. Auf der Klippe nahe Hag’s Head an der Westküste des County Clare stand einst ein solches Steinfort, genannt Moher O’Ruan („O’Ruans zerfallenes Fort“). Diese Landmarke gab den Klippen ihren Namen.
Die Klippen ragen an vielen Stellen nahezu senkrecht aus dem atlantischen Ozean und erstrecken sich über mehr als acht Kilometer. Am Südende, dem Hag’s Head, haben sie eine Höhe von ungefähr 120 m, nördlich des O’Brien’s Tower erreichen sie sogar 214 m.
Der O’Brien’s Tower liegt etwa auf der Hälfte der Uferstrecke und entstand 1835 im Auftrag von Sir Cornellius O’Brien als Wachturm. Bei guter Sicht sind von dort aus die Aran Islands und mitunter auch die Galway Bay zu sehen. Jenseits dieser liegen die Maumturk-Berge in Connemara.
Am Kliff leben fast ausschließlich Vögel; eine Zählung ergab 30.000 Tiere in 30 Arten. Die interessantesten sind die atlantischen Papageientaucher, die in großen Kolonien an isolierten Stellen des Kliffs und auf Goat Island leben. Des Weiteren gibt es Falken, Möwen, Krähenscharben, Trottellummen und Alke.
Quelle: Wikipedia
Siamo nel Parco nazionale di Mesa Verde, nella regione di Montezuma in Colorado. Qui sorgono i resti di antichi insediamenti dei cosidetti Popoli Ancestrali, gli Anasazi. Queste costruzioni risalgono a circa 800 anni fa, ma questi popoli, di cui si sa molto poco, erano già presenti in in questi luoghi dal VI secolo d.c.
I villaggi, costruiti in pietra e fango, erano posizionati in anfratti di roccia che proteggevano dalle intemperie ed erano difficili da espugnare. Abbandonati poi non si sa per quale motivo sono stati riscoperti nel sec. XVI dagli indiani Navajos che li hanno abitati per diversi secoli. Il più scenografico è chiamato Cliff Palace ed è quello raffigurato nella mia foto.
Questo parco è stato dichiarato Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Unesco nel 1978.
I have never leaned on anyone
I have stood strong in myself and in my being
And been growing as a human being
And why haven't I leaned on anyone, well
Because my surroundings have been like it has been from the very start
The Viking Queen was born from day one
Acknowledging the fact that I can be my own cliff has been important for me and how I have dealt with things
Being aware of that I am my own cliff is also an important thing for my own growth
We often act and do things without thinking, was this a good thing or what
You will find respect for yourself if you dwell a bit and look within and find the resources you actually have
But realizing that others 'out there' also can be a Cliff in my life is pretty awesome
Two Cliffs may become one
How cool isn't that
Staying strong is a different experience when you are more than one, I would think
I have never experienced that before
Often we don't even realize that we have Cliffs in our lives
I cherish what I have and look forward to the future cliff 'out there'
This is a remake of a previous version of these cliffs in Nova Scotia.
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Bempton Cliffs, on the spectacular Yorkshire coast, is home to one of the UK's top wildlife spectacles. Around half a million seabirds gather here between March and October to raise a family on towering chalk cliffs which overlook the North Sea. RSPB
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Stu and I visited Mesa Verde 17 years ago. This is an AI generated picture of Cliff Palace. This was such an amazing trip!
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The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14 kilometres. At their southern end, they rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and, eight kilometres to the north, they reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north of O'Brien's Tower, a round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs, built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien, then continue at lower heights. The closest settlements are the villages of Liscannor (6 km south) and Doolin (7 km north).
From the cliffs, and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south. The cliffs rank among the most visited tourist sites in Ireland, with around 1.5 million visits per annum.
The cliffs consist mainly of beds of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks being found at the bottom of the cliffs. It is possible to see 300-million-year-old river channels cutting through, forming unconformities at the base of the cliffs.
At peak season, there are an estimated 30,000 pairs of birds living on the cliffs, representing more than 20 species. These include Atlantic puffins, which live in large colonies at isolated parts of the cliffs and on the small Goat Island, and razorbills. The site is an Important Bird Area.
A wide range of sea life can also be seen, from grey seals through porpoises, dolphins, minke whales and basking sharks, as well as, occasionally, sunfish. On land, feral goats, foxes, badgers and the Irish hare are found, along with various breeds of farm cattle.
Feel like in a fairytale, with fantastic clouds over the layer cliffs with lights through the clouds at a lovely village, Viðareiði, Norðoyar, Faroe Islands.
GPS might not the exact point of this photo.
Have a nice day everyone! ❤️
The Cliffs of Moher are located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14 kilometers (9 miles) and offer dramatic views from the Coastal Walk trail. The cliffs have been featured in many movies including Harry Potter, The Princess Bride, Leap Year, and many more.
Wadi Rum, translating either as "Valley of (light, airborne) sand" or the "Roman Valley"—the latter due to the presence of Roman ruins in the area, known also as the Valley of the Moon, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan.