0061, 1510, 1666 MALAYSIA (Sarawak) - Iban people
0061 - Ibans performing ngajat dance in a longhousePosted on 05.12.2011, 04.04.2015, 14.06.2015The population of Borneo (the third largest island in the world, divided between Indonesia, Malaysia, and...
View Article1667 KIRIBATI - Japanese WWII Defenses on Tarawa
During WWII, Japan seized part of the islands which today forms Republic of Kiribati, to form part of their island defenses. The Japanese worked intensely for nearly a year to fortify the island. A...
View Article1668 GERMANY (Bavaria) - Munich's New Town Hall
The ducal residence of Upper Bavaria, then, since 1506, the capital of reunited Bavaria, Munich became In 1806 the capital of the new Kingdom of Bavaria. By the mid 19th century, Munich was growing in...
View Article1669 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - Costineşti
Located on the shore of the Black Sea, about 30km south of Constanţa, Costineşti is a resort mostly frequented by youngsters. The settlement overlaps on the site of a small Greek colony called...
View Article1670 TENNESSEE - The map and the flag of State of Tennessee
Located in the Southeastern United States and bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to...
View Article1671 GERMANY (Berlin) - DR electric multiple unit 276.1-5 on March 27th,...
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction...
View Article1672 MEXICO (Oaxaca) - Tehuanas
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec represents the shortest distance between the the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal, it was a major shipping route known...
View Article1673 UNITED STATES (Florida) - Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches Launch Pad...
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA'sSpace Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. The United States Congress...
View Article1674 INDONESIA (Sulawesi) - Bantimurung Waterfall
Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park is a national park in South Sulawesi, in Maros Regency, which contains Maros Pangkep limestone hill, the second largest karst area known in the world after the one...
View Article1675 UNITED KINGDOM (Bermuda) - Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo
Located in Flatts Village, at the geographic center of Bermuda, the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo was established in 1926 by the Bermuda government to enhance a growing tourism industry. The...
View Article1676 UNITED STATES (Puerto Rico) - La Fortaleza and San Juan National...
1676 San Jose - Castillo San CristóbalIn 1508, Juan Ponce de León founded the settlement Caparra, which today is known as the Pueblo Viejo sector of Guaynabo. A year later, the settlement was moved to...
View Article1677 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Boali
Located on the Mbali River, at about 100km northwest of the national capital, Bangui, the town of Boali is noted for its waterfalls and for the nearby hydroelectric works. The Falls of Boali are 250m...
View Article1678 FRANCE (New Caledonia) - Totems at Saint Maurice Bay, in Isle of Pines
Saint Maurice Bay is named after the statue of Saint Maurice, which has been erected right here to commemorate the first Catholic service ever to take place on the Isle of Pines, on the 15th of August...
View Article1679 SWEDEN (Stockholm) - High above the Old Town of Stockholm
Stockholm isn't only the capital and largest city of Sweden, but also the most populous city in the Nordic region, with almost one milion inhabitants. Spread across 14 islands on the coast in the...
View Article1681 UNITED STATES - Ojibwe Chief Obtossaway in 1903
The Ojibwe (or Chippewa) are a large group of Native Americans and First Nations in Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the second-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only...
View Article1634, 1682 NETHERLANDS (Aruba) - The caves in Arikok National Park
1634 Aruba - The Fontein Cave in Arikok National ParkPosted on 07.06.2015, 20.06.2015Of the several caves of Aruba, three Aruban caves are well known, seen in deep crevices on the windward face of the...
View Article1683 ROMANIA (Bihor) - Oradea
1683 Oradea: 1. Holy Cross Monastery 2. The City Hall 3. The Theatre 4. Black Eagle Palace 5. Astoria.Located at an altitude of 126 m above sea level, in the opening of the Criş valley and the plain...
View Article1684 LEBANON - Aerial view of Jounieh
Jounieh is a coastal city about 16km north of Beirut, known for its seaside resorts and bustling nightlife, as well as its old stone souk, ferry port, and gondola lift, which takes passengers up the...
View Article1685 UNITED STATES (Maine) - West Quoddy Head Light
West Quoddy Head in Lubec is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States and the closest point to Europe from a point in the fifty States. Since 1808 there has been a lighthouse there to...
View Article1687 FRANCE (Mayotte) - Aerial view of Mamoudzou and the Point Mahabou
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France, which consists of an archipelago located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The capital,...
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