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A portrait of Dom, one of the dancers from 'Ballesque' by Fait Accompli at New Town Theatre.
You can see another pic of Dom, here:
My thanks are due to Sara Matthews from Fait Accompli and Vicky Pitchers from the New Town Theatre Press Office.
I went out into the dark night with a remote and shot extended shutters all night
this one is 60 seconds at f/5.6
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this shot won 1st place at the alameda county fair!
The former Manatees On The Bay bar in Gulfport FL has become the latest addition to the Caddy’s portfolio, gaining a new mural in the process.
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Wonderful US Air Force Air Mobility Command's McDonnell-Douglas KC-10A Extender 86-0031 taxies to depart Fairford after RIAT 2024
All the way from Travis AFB, California and based on the
DC-10 Airliner, this old 'Three Holer' is with the 349th/60th AMW and is one of only a handful left operational and making a final appearance of the type at a UK Airshow before their out-of-service date at the end of September
She departed as 'Reach 079'
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Poster in disused shop window - and how it used to be to travel on the Metropolitan line when it was extended towards Amersham.... Photingo 02 - Rectangle
Italien / Südtirol - Seiser Alm und Schlern
Sunset
Sonnenuntergang
Seiser Alm (Italian: Alpe di Siusi, Ladin: Mont Sëuc) is a Dolomite plateau and the largest high-altitude Alpine meadow (German: Alm) in Europe. Located in Italy's South Tyrol province in the Dolomites mountain range, it is a major tourist attraction, notably for skiing and hiking.
Geography
It is located in the western part of the Dolomites and has an altitude between 1,680 m a.s.l. and 2,350 m a.s.l.; it extends for 52 km² between Val Gardena to the north, the Sassolungo Group to the north-east and the Sciliar massif to the south-east, which with its unmistakable profile is one of the most famous symbols of all the Dolomites. Given the vastness of the area, from here it is possible to admire a large number of mountain groups: among others, the Sella Group, the Rosengarten group and the Marmolada.
It is an alp, it is an area where pasture is practiced, the largest in Europe, divided into numerous plots reserved to grazing or from which the farmers get hay for their farms located downstream.
The eastern part has been included since 1975 in the Sciliar natural park.
Surrounding peaks
The alp offers a panoramic view which includes (from north, in a clockwise direction): Peitlerkofel (Sass de Putia, 2,873 m), the Odle and the Puez groups (3,025 m), the Gran Cir, the Sella group (3,152 m), Langkofel (Sassolungo, 3,181 m) and Plattkofel (Sassopiatto, 2,995 m), the Marmolada (3.343 m), the Pala group (Pale di San Martino, 3,192 m), the Vajolet Towers (2,821 m) the Rosengarten group (Catinaccio, 2,981 m) with the peak of the Kesselkogel (Catinaccio d'Antermoia, 3,002 m) and the Schlern (Sciliar, 2,450 m).
(Wikipedia)
The Schlern (German pronunciation: [ʃlɛrn]; Italian: Sciliar [ʃiˈljar]; Ladin: Sciliër; 2,563 m) is a mountain of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. The peak at the north west end of the mountain (left, in the image at right) was first ascended in July 1880 by Johann Santner. It is named the Santner Spitze in his honour.
The Schlern dominates the villages of Seis am Schlern and Völs am Schlern, and the summit can be reached following the circular route marked with the number 1 from both villages.
At 1,700 metres (5,577 ft), there is the Schlernboden inn and on the summit plateau is the Schlernhaus inn 2,457 metres (8,061 ft), both open from 1 June to 15 October. The highest summit is the Petz with 2,564 metres (8,412 ft).
The Schlern is sung of in the Bozner Bergsteigerlied as one of South Tyrol's landmarks. Its characteristic profile appears on the Der Schlern - Zeitschrift für Südtiroler Landeskunde (Magazine for South Tyrolean Regional Studies) and the logo pressed into Loacker's wafer biscuits.
(Wikipedia)
Die Seiser Alm (italienisch Alpe di Siusi, ladinisch Mont Sëuc) ist die größte Hochalm Europas. Sie liegt in den Südtiroler Dolomiten in Italien, rund 20 km nordöstlich von Bozen und oberhalb der bekannten Tourismus-Orte Seis am Schlern, Kastelruth und St. Ulrich in Gröden.
Geographie
Die Seiser Alm hat eine Größe von 56 km², befindet sich auf einer Höhe von 1680 m s.l.m. bis 2350 m s.l.m., und ist eines der größten geschlossenen Hochplateaus in den Alpen. Der Schlern, die Roterdspitze und die Rosszähne grenzen die Seiser Alm nach Südwesten hin ab. Nach Südosten schließt sich das markante Bergmassiv der Langkofelgruppe an. Nach Norden hin fällt die Seiser Alm hinter den Randerhebungen Puflatsch und Pizberg nach Gröden hin ab. Im Westen sinkt das Gelände über das vorgelagerte Schlerngebiet Richtung Eisacktal.
Die Besiedlung der Seiser Alm gliedert sich in zwei Ortszonen: das touristisch stark erschlossene Compatsch (auch Kompatsch, 1850 m s.l.m.) am äußersten Westrand der Hochfläche sowie Saltria (1680 m s.l.m.), das 5 km östlich unterhalb des Plattkofels liegt.
Im Süden gelegene Teile der Alm sind zusammen mit großen Flächen in der Schlerngruppe und im Rosengarten als Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten ausgewiesen. Des Weiteren bestehen die zwei geschützten Biotope Col da Fil und Gran Paluch.
Von Seis am Schlern ist der Zugang nach Compatsch mit regelmäßig verkehrenden Bussen und einer modernen Umlauf-Gondelbahn möglich, die ihrerseits durch einen Busdienst an das Gebiet um Kastelruth und Völs angebunden ist. Eine weitere Gondelbahn verkehrt von St. Ulrich in Gröden. Saisonweise werden auch Linienbusse von Monte Pana nach Saltria eingesetzt. Mit privaten Fahrzeugen ist eine Zufahrt zur Seiser Alm nur in den Abend- und Nachtstunden gestattet. Das Gebiet ist touristisch intensiv erschlossen.
Geschichte
Die Nutzung der Hochalm reicht weit zurück. Um 1600 beschreibt Marx Sittich von Wolkenstein in seiner Tiroler Landesbeschreibung die Seiser Alm wie folgt:
„Es ligt auch ab den dorf Castelreudt die allerschonische und grosse alm, so man nit jr gleichen in landt findt, und man eine teische meil [deutsche Meile] wegs von dorf hinauf ist, genant die Seysser Almb, darauf man jarlichen in sumber in die 1.500 kie [Kühe] und bey 600 ogsen [Ochsen] erhalten und nichgest [nicht weniger als] in die 1.800 futer hey [Fuder Heu] herab gefiert werten und auch etliche heuter zendten [hundert Zentner] schmalz und käs gemacht werten. So solten auch bey 400 heythillen [Heustädel] darauf stein und 100 kaserthillen [Schwaigen] und umb Jacobi [25. Juli] bey 4 oder 5 wochen bey 4.000 man und weib daroben ligen und arbeyten tain in hey und das kroffigist [kräftigste] und peste hey, so man in landt findt, ist.“
Sommer
Im Sommer lädt das Gebiet zu Wanderungen und Bergtouren ein. Im Frühjahr 2006 wurde der Hans-und-Paula-Steger-Weg fertiggestellt. Dieser Weg führt in Ost-West-Richtung von Compatsch nach Saltria und ist mit Informationstafeln gestaltet, die Einblicke in Landschaft und Kultur der Seiser Alm und Südtirols geben.
Winter
Das Wintersportgebiet verfügt über 60 km Abfahrtspisten überwiegend im leichten und mittleren Schwierigkeitsgrad, zahlreiche Liftanlagen und einen Funpark. Darüber hinaus wird ein Loipennetz von fast 60 km angeboten. Weitere auf der Seiser Alm praktizierbare Wintersportarten sind das Rodeln und das Schlittschuhlaufen. Zudem verfügt die Seiser Alm über zwei Skischulen mit mehr als 50 Skilehrern für Ski-, Snowboard- und Langlaufkurse.
(Wikipedia)
Der 2563 m hohe Schlern (italienisch Sciliar, ladinisch Sciliër) ist ein Berg in den Südtiroler Dolomiten in Italien. Trotz seiner verhältnismäßig geringen Höhe gilt der stockartige Westpfeiler der Dolomiten aufgrund seiner charakteristischen Form als Wahrzeichen Südtirols.
Der Berg ist der Namensgeber der umliegenden Gebirgsgruppe, der Schlerngruppe. Der Schlern trägt selbst eine Hochfläche, deren frühe weidewirtschaftliche Nutzung durch urgeschichtliche Funde bezeugt ist, und überragt die Seiser Alm, die größte Hochweide Europas, sowie die Mittelgebirgsterrassen des Schlerngebiets um Kastelruth und Völs. 1974 wurde der Schlern mit einigen angrenzenden Flächen in einem Naturpark unter Schutz gestellt, der seit 2003 zum Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten erweitert ist.
In der Südtiroler Sagenwelt gilt er als Heimat der Schlernhexen. Die seit 1920 publizierte landeskundliche Zeitschrift Der Schlern ist nach dem Berg benannt.
Topographie
Der Burgstall (2515 m) bildet den Nordrand des Berges, seine höchste Erhebung ist der Petz (2563 m), der den Gabels Mull (2390 m) und den Jungschlern (2280 m) überragt. Hinter dem Petz erhebt sich mit dem Mahlknechtstein (2550 m) eine markante Kleinformation. Vorgelagert befinden sich die beiden Türme der Santnerspitze (2413 m) und der Euringerspitze (2394 m). Diese auch einfach Santner und Euringer genannten Gipfel waren früher als Schlernzacken, Paarlspitzen oder Badlspitzen bekannt. Der Santner führte zudem noch den Namen Tuiflspitz, ladinisch Piza dl Malang.
Schutzhütten
Auf dem Schlern eröffnete die Sektion Bozen des Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenvereins am 22. August 1885 ein Schutzhaus, das 1903 mit dem daneben stehenden Gasthaus zu den Schlernhäusern vereinigt wurde (heute im Besitz des Club Alpino Italiano). 1969 errichtete die Sektion Bozen des Alpenvereins Südtirol die Schlernbödelehütte.
Etymologie
Der im 16. Jahrhundert als Schlernkhofl bzw. auf dem Schalern bezeugte Bergname ist sicher vordeutschen und vorrömischen Ursprungs.
Eine Deutung führt ihn auf das Etym *sala mit der Bedeutung „Bach, Graben, Kanal“ zurück. Bei der mittelalterlichen Eindeutschung des Namens wurde die Grundform mit dem Suffix -en verbunden, dessen e im Bairischen schon früh ausfiel, so dass die Lautung Salérn entstand (Oswald von Wolkenstein schreibt noch Saleren). Wegen Bewahrung der vordeutschen Betonung schrumpfte die erste Silbe schließlich zu Sl-, was durch Palatalisierung zur Lautung Schl- führte. Ursprünglich galt der Name wohl für den Schlerngraben und den Schlernbach; nach ihnen dürfte der Gebirgsstock zunächst Schlernkofel (siehe die Schreibung aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.), dann Schlern genannt worden sein.
Eine andere Theorie postuliert einen Zusammenhang mit der indogermanischen Wurzel *skel mit der Bedeutung „schneiden“. Der Name Schlern nimmt demnach auf die charakteristischen, senkrecht abgeschnitten erscheinenden Felswände des Bergmassivs Bezug.
Geologie
Das Schlern-Massiv besteht vorwiegend aus Sedimentgesteinen der Mittleren Trias. Die gebankten Dolomite der Rosengarten-Formation und Rosszähne-Formation entstanden zu einem großen Teil an etwa 30 Grad steilen Abhängen einer Karbonatplattform, im zentralen Plattformbereich auch als flachliegende Sedimente. Zwischen der Rosengarten-Formation und der Rosszähne-Formation finden sich Vulkanite, die im Ladinium entstanden sind. Überlagert werden diese Formationen von der Schlernplateau-Formation, die unter anderen von Dolomit- und Kalkbänken gebildet wird. Die höchsten Teile des Schlernplateaus werden von Gesteinen des Hauptdolomits der Oberen Trias aufgebaut.
Erstbesteigungen
1880 Santnerspitze (Ostseite, Schwierigkeitsgrad III.) – Johann Santner allein
1884 Euringerspitze (Südwand, III.) – Gustav Euringer und G. Battista Bernhard
1908 Jungschlern (Nordkante, III.) – Paul Mayr und Ernst Hofer
1912 Burgstall (Ostwanddurchquerung, III.) – Max Reinstaller, Heindl Tomasi
1912 Mull (Nordostflanke, II.) – Paul Mayr, Hermann Kofler, Hans Kiene und Pius Wachtler
1929 Schlernkind (IV.) – Fidel Bernard, Hans Leitgeb, Georg Harm, Edi Hermann und Luis Gasser
(Wikipedia)
The deceased young man extends one hand to a birdcage, while in his other hand he holds a bird. His cat, a rare presence during Classical times, is shown perching on a pillar against which leans a slave boy.
The stele has no border, and is crowned by a projecting cornice decorated with alternating palmette and lotus flowers, linked by volutes that emerge from acanthus leaves.
The youth, preserved from just above the knees, wearing a richly pleated himation that leaves the right part of his torso exposed. The body is rendered frontally and the head in left profile. He gazes at a cage, to which he extends his right hand, and holds a bird in his left. Beneath the cage a cat, a rare pet during Classical time, sits on a stele in front of which his young slave is depicted nude, on a smaller scale, full of grief at the loss of his master. The expressive head of the youth, with its tangled, crescent-shaped locks, the fine modeling of the body, and the melodious treatment of the drapery, attest to the hand of a great 5th-century sculptor. The stele is attributed by some scholars to Agorakritos.
Source: Nikolaos Kaltsas, “Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens”
Pentelic marble funerary stele
Height 105 cm, width 85 cm
430 - 420 BC
From Attic, Salamis
Athens, National Museum - Inv. No. 715
Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.
The park comprises several landforms – sandstone escarpment and plateaux, savannah woodlands, monsoon forests, tidal and freshwater rivers, wetlands and tidal deltas.
The name Kakadu may come from the mispronunciation of Gaagudju, which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the park. This name may derive from the Indonesian word kakatuwah, (via Dutch kaketoe and German Kakadu) subsequently Anglicised as "cockatoo”.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for up to 60,000 years.
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: stage 1 in 1981, stage 2 in 1987, and the entire park in 1992.
Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of the park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management.
When a bus operator needed a 'hack' or a specialist vehicle, quite often the first place they looked was the back of the depot. For old buses, especially the traditional front-engined type, were ideal for conversion into a breakdown lorry, trolleybus pole carrier or tower wagon. And a large operator would have a workshop with skilled craftsmen who could do all the work when things were less busy.
Ashton Corporation converted this double-deck Leyland, number 6, into a handy lorry-cum-hack at the end of its service life. It had a small crew compartment just behind the driver's cab, and the rest was a long-flat floor ideal for general carrying jobs.
The red and white plate on the front is a 'Trade Plate' - requirements have tightened up considerably since this photo was taken, but in essence it was a plate that (at that time) a motor company could put on a vehicle that wasn't taxed or licensed.
It was so useful that 'Thunderbird', as it was dubbed, lasted long enough to be painted in SELNEC orange and off-white and eventually donated to the Museum of Transport where she became a very useful source of spare parts - many of its components are still doing a useful job to this day in the museum's buses.
You don't see vehicles of this kind today, partly due to increasing bus complexity but also because these converted buses were at times a 'grey area' and VOSA, the authority that looks after this kind of thing, is less inclined to turn a blind eye to buses that have become lorries but are still licensed as buses...
Thank you to everyone who advised us that the 'Robin Hood' pub behind is nowhere near Ashton but is in fact in Bury, close to the old Bury Corporation bus garage. This leads us to wonder if the photo was taken in the very early days of the new SELNEC PTE.
If you'd like to see the buses that Ashton 6's components went to help, come and see them at the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester or go to motgm.uk.
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A7, Empire Builder with 300, 301, 53 hang out in Lakota, waiting for a couple of service interruptions at Leeds, North Dakota…Shelby Crew with BNSF Pilot Crew was vanned to Lakota from Minot as the St Cloud crew died HOS..The Shelby Crew made it to Minot before they also died HOS..great day on the Devils Lake Sub… not what I had wanted, but what are you going to do…at Minot, BNSF furnished a new leader to move the extremely late A7 to Lines west
Schweiz / Tessin - Höhenweg Monte Tamaro - Monte Lema
Lake Lugano
Luganer See
A spectacular hike suspended between civilization and uncivilized valleys
The Monte Tamaro – Monte Lema mountain trail is one of the most beautiful hikes of Switzerland. The spectacular view during the whole hike extends itself over Ticino, Valais and Italy.
Alpe Foppa is the starting point of this trail which sees its first conquest when reaching the summit of Monte Tamaro at 1,962 m a.s.l after about an hour of hiking. It is absolutely worth the effort as you are rewarded with a magnificent view and it is the beginning of a not too demanding up and down hike along the crest of the mountain. The hike passes through peaks, slopes, and alpine pastures to reach Monte Lema, in Malcantone (1,620 m a.s.l). During the entire route, the view widens to the north over Lake Maggiore, Centovalli, Verzasca, Vallemaggia, Locarno and Bellinzona, while you can see Lugano, with its valleys and lake to the south. The most majestic peaks of the Alps, such as Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn, also stand out.
Departing from Alpe Foppa, we recommend you continue until the summit of Monte Tamaro. There is also a path which undergoes the summit and accordingly shortens the route by about half an hour, hereby losing the unique view offered by walking over the summit. It is also possible to avoid the passage to the summit of Monte Gradiccioli, opting for a flat but less scenic variant.
(montetamaro.ch)
Monte Tamaro is a mountain of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Reaching a height of 1,962 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the chain located between Lake Maggiore and Lake Lugano, which also includes Monte Lema. It is also the most prominent summit of the canton.
(Wikipedia)
Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio, from Latin: Ceresius lacus; Lombard: Lagh de Lugan) is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore. It was cited for the first time by Gregory of Tours in 590 with the name Ceresio, a name which is said to have derived from the Latin word cerasus, meaning cherry, and refers to the abundance of cherry trees which at one time adorned the shores of the lake. The lake appears in documents in 804 under the name Laco Luanasco.
There are various mountains and tourist destinations on the shores of the lake including Monte Brè to the east, Monte San Salvatore west of Lugano, and Monte Generoso on the south-eastern shore. The World Heritage Site Monte San Giorgio is situated south of the lake. Also located to the south is the Cinque Vette Park.
The lake is drained by the Tresa, which empties into Lake Maggiore, the latter being drained by the Ticino and the Po.
History
The first certain testimony of a political body governing the shores of the lake is from 818. Occupying an area of strategic importance, the lake was then part of the feudal dominion of the County of Sperio. Circa 1000, it came under the control of the Bishop of Como. The region was the site of the war between Como and Milan over control of Alpine traffic from 1218 to 1227. As the lake and its shores became progressively incorporated into the Duchy of Milan they became the subject of political and territorial contention during the 15th century, and Lugano became the lake's main town.
The lake definitively ceased to belong to a single sovereign political entity following the establishment of the transalpine bailiwicks of the Swiss cantons at the beginning of the 16th century. The Italian-Swiss border was fixed in 1752 by the Treaty of Varese, and has since remained virtually unchanged.
In 1848, the Melide causeway was built on a moraine between Melide and Bissone, in order to carry a road across the lake and provide a direct connection between Lugano and Chiasso. Today the causeway also carries the Gotthard railway and the A2 motorway.
Geography
The lake is 48.7 km2 (18.8 sq mi) in size, 63% of which is in Switzerland and 37% in Italy. It has an average width of roughly 1 km (0.62 mi) and a maximum width of about 3 km (1.9 mi) at the bay of Lugano. A maximum depth of 288 m (945 ft) is found in the northern basin. The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Pizzo di Gino summit in the Lugano Prealps (2,245 m; 7,365 ft).[3] Bathing in the lake is allowed at any of the 50 or so bathing establishments located along the Swiss shores.
The Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia and parts of the waters of the lake are considered by European Customs Law as non-territorial for fiscal purposes and as such enjoy a special tax status as a duty-free area, exemption from EU VAT and offer residents other advantageous tax privileges.
The Melide causeway separates the northern (27.5 km2; 10.6 sq mi) and southern (21.4 km2; 8.3 sq mi) basins, although a bridge in the causeway permits water flow and navigation. The lake retention time is an average of 8.2 years; that of the northern basin (11.9 years) is considerably higher than the southern one (2.3 years).
Navigation
The lake is navigable, and used by a considerable number of private vessels. Passenger boats of the Società Navigazione del Lago di Lugano (SNL) provide services on the lake, principally for tourist purposes, but also connecting Lugano with other lakeside communities, some of which have no road access.
Fishery in the lake (and Lake Maggiore) is regulated by a 1986 agreement between Switzerland and Italy. The current agreement on navigation dates from 1992.
Pollution
Pollution has long been a problem in Lake Lugano. In the 1960s and 1970s it was officially forbidden to bathe in the lake.[6] Despite the continued introduction of sewage treatment plants, such as in Gandria, factors, such as lake retention time and lack of oxygen and increasing phosphorus concentrations, means it is unclear if the lake will recover.
The Federal Office for the Environment's last published report on Lake Lugano dates from 1995. To summarise that report:
at that time measurements indicated some improvement, but this was unlikely to continue at the same pace
there were almost permanent polluted layers at the bottom of the very deep lake
oxygen was scarce and could not be found below 100 m (330 ft) depth
as a result phosphorus levels were increasing at this depth
phosphorus levels in the northern basin were six times too high and in the southern basin twice too high
will take many decades to clean
the lake could be said to be "chronically sick"
in the Italian part of the lake only 20% of the population were connected to sewage treatment plants with phosphorus filters (not that all Swiss areas were connected either).
The Swiss-Italian organisation CIPAIS in its most recent published report says:
Considering the results obtained in 2009 it can be affirmed that, notwithstanding the observed improvement, Lake Lugano is still in a state of high eutrophication, the highest among Swiss lakes.
The Italian environmental group Legambiente, in its 2007 study of all northern Italian lakes, found Lake Lugano to be the most polluted of all.
All water samples were well beyond the legal limits. The polluted sites should not be bathed in for health reasons. Bacteria can cause in the worst case, skin infections, diarrhoea and vomiting.
According to Legambiente, the only reason swimming was not banned on the Italian Lakes was because the state of Lombardy changed the law. They state that pollution levels in the lakes do not conform to European rulings and the lack of sewage treatment is illegal.
Their 2010 measurements found samples taken at Ponte Tresa, Osteno and Porto Ceresio to be "heavily polluted" (more than 1,000 UFC/100 ml intestinal enterococci and/or greater than 2000 UFC/100 ml E. coli).
Fauna
The lake is full of fish. Apart from a few protected areas, such as the mouth of the River Cuccio in Porlezza, fishing is allowed anywhere, although according to various regulations. Protected species are the bleak and the white clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes). The bleak is almost extinct here, unlike in Lago Maggiore, and planning is under way for the controlled repopulation of the lake, particularly around Ponte Tresa.
In 1895 the brook trout was introduced from Lake Zug, while between 1894 and 1897 the common whitefish was introduced. Since 1950 attempts have been made to introduce the whitefish Coregonus macrophthalmus from Lake Neuchâtel, but it has not established itself effectively.
The Common Roach is present in large numbers and took around ten years to colonise the entire lake, thereby replacing the bleak. Still present are the European chub, tench, carp and a few examples of European perch, largemouth bass, zander and burbot. Recently the wels catfish and pigo have been spotted.
Fossils
The whole area behind the southern shores of Lake Lugano is rich in fossils. The focal point of these fossil deposits is Monte San Giorgio, where since the 19th century many fossils have been found dating from the mid-Triassic (around 220 million years ago). The deposits on Monte San Giorgio stretch towards the west into Italian territory and the deposits of Besano. Fossils dating from the early Jurassic (around 180 million years ago) have also been found along the southern shores but more towards the east and Osteno.
(Wikipedia)
Eine spektakuläre Wanderung zwischen Zivilisation und wilden Tälern
Der Höhenweg Monte Tamaro – Monte Lema ist eine der schönsten Wanderungen der Schweiz. Das spektakuläre Panorama reicht vom Tessin über das Wallis bis nach Italien.
Die Wanderung beginnt bei der Alpe Foppa mit dem ca. eineinhalb-stündigen Aufstieg zum Gipfel des Monte Tamaros auf 1 962 m ü. M., wo man mit einer herrlichen Aussicht auf den Lago Maggiore und Umgebung belohnt wird. Der Weg führt anschliessend entlang des Grats in einem lieblichen Auf und Ab durch Gipfel, Hänge und Almen, um schliesslich den Monte Lema im Malcantone (1 620 m ü.M.) zu erreichen. Während der gesamten Route weitet sich im Norden der Blick über den Lago Maggiore, das Centovalli, das Verzascatal, das Vallemaggia, Locarno und Bellinzona, während im Süden Lugano, seine Täler und der See zu sehen sind. Auch die majestätischsten Gipfel der Alpen, wie der Monte Rosa und das Matterhorn, stechen hervor.
Ausgehend von der Alpe Foppa empfehlen wir die Wanderung bis zum Gipfel des Monte Tamaro. Eine Variante unterhalb des Gipfels kürzt den Weg um etwa eine halbe Stunde, allerdings verpasst man so auch die 360° Aussicht, die der Gipfel bietet. Während der Wanderung ist es möglich, die Variante zum Gipfel des Monte Gradiccioli zu vermeiden und eine flachere, jedoch landschaftlich weniger reizvolle Variante unterhalb des Gipfels zu wählen.
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Der Luganersee (Schreibweise in Deutschland und Österreich Luganer See), italienisch Lago di Lugano oder Ceresio (eine Italianisierung des lateinischen Namens Ceresius), deutsch veraltet Lauisersee (nach der früheren deutschen Bezeichnung Lauis für Lugano), ist einer der oberitalienischen Seen.
Lage
Der See befindet sich zu 63 % im Schweizer Kanton Tessin. Zu 37 % liegt die Seefläche in italienischem Gebiet. Er ist nach der Schweizer Stadt Lugano benannt. Seine Oberfläche liegt 271 m über dem Meeresspiegel und misst 48,8 km², von denen 30,7 km² zur Schweiz und 18,1 km² zu Italien gehören. Seine tiefste Stelle liegt bei 288 m, und sein Volumen beträgt 5,9 km³. Der wichtigste Zufluss ist der Vedeggio mit 4 m³/s.
Seine Form erklärt sich durch seine Entstehung nach der Eiszeit in einem Gebiet, in dem zwei Gletscher zusammentrafen. Durch den künstlichen Seedamm von Melide wird der See in ein Nord- und ein Südbecken geteilt. Das Nordbecken hat eine Fläche von 27,5 km², das Südbecken 20,3 km², dazu kommt das kleine Becken, genannt Laghetto (deutsch ‹kleiner See›), von Ponte Tresa mit 1,0 km².
Einige Ausläufer des Sees reichen nach Italien, dazu befindet sich die durch ihr Spielkasino bekannte italienische Exklave Campione d’Italia an seinem Ufer, was zu einem komplizierten Grenzverlauf führt. Südlich von Lugano überqueren die Autobahn A2 und die Gotthardbahn den See auf dem Seedamm von Melide.
Tourismus
Bekannte Aussichtsberge am Ufer sind der Monte Brè (925 m ü. M.) im Osten, der Monte San Salvatore (912 m ü. M.) im Süden von Lugano und der Monte Generoso (1701 m ü. M.) am südöstlichen Ufer. Zwischen den beiden südlichen Armen liegt das UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe Monte San Giorgio (1097 m ü. M.).
Da der See durch seine Lage an der Südspitze der Schweiz in einem mediterranen Klima liegt, ist er ein beliebtes Touristenziel.
Rund um den See haben sich verschiedene deutsche Komponisten zurückgezogen, wie Michael Jary, Martin Böttcher oder auch Peter Thomas. Der Schriftsteller Hermann Hesse lebte ab seinem 42. Lebensjahr bis zu seinem Tod in Montagnola bei Lugano. Zu seinen Ehren gibt es dort seit 1997 ein ihm gewidmetes Museum im alten Torre Camuzzi.
Limnologie
Der See ist aufgrund seiner Schichtung ein meromiktisches Gewässer.
(Wikipedia)
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. Standing 93 feet tall at the westernmost point of the basalt headland, the lighthouse has been a bright beacon of the night, guiding ships and their supplies along the west coast since the light was first lit on August 20, 1873. (BLM.gov)
Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Inverness. Its surface is 52 ft (16 m) above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is connected at the southern end by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal to Loch Oich. At the northern end there is the Bona Narrows which opens out into Loch Dochfour, which feeds the River Ness and a further section of canal to Inverness. It is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland; its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.
Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 22 sq mi (56 km2) after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume in the British Isles. Its deepest point is 755 ft (230 m), making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar. A 2016 survey claimed to have discovered a crevice that pushed the depth to 889 ft (271 m) but further research determined it to be a sonar anomaly. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined, and is the largest body of water on the Great Glen Fault, which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south.