Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Alcatraz Island - San Francisco

 


Alcatraz Island, "The in Rock," is a historic island in San Francisco Bay famous for its infamous federal penitentiary (1934-1963) that held notorious criminals like Al Capone, known for its harsh conditions and near-impossible escapes due to strong currents and cold water. Managed by the National Park Service, it's now a major tourist attraction featuring the preserved cellhouse with an audio tour, offering stunning views and stories of its past as a military fort, military prison, and site of Native American occupation in 1969, accessible via ferry from San Francisco. 

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Ambergris Caye, Belize


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Friday, 20 July 2018

Hallmark of the Turks and Caicos Islands - Grace Bay


Hindi (हिन्दी) Hindi (Popular People) लोकप्रिय लोग  Hindi (Tourism) पर्यटन  Hindi (Recipes) - रसोई  

Hindi (How To) कैसे   Hindi (Thought) सुविचार  Hindi (Fruit Veg Plants) फल फूल पौधा  Hindi (Buildings and Structures) इमारतों और संरचनाओं  Hindi (Animals) जानवरों  Hindi (Religion) धर्म 




Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Baros - Maldives,Indonesia


On a small private island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is Baros Maldives, a heavenly Eden overlooking a glistening blue lagoon. Elegant, secluded villas with palm thatched roofs are either over water or facing the beach while a padi diving centre, a spa with a tranquil water garden, several restaurants overlooking the sea and gentle sea breezes all ensure a holiday in paradise.

Gloriously peaceful, the sandstone and timber beach villas at Baros Maldives are sheltered by large banana leaves and palms while the water villas have a private wooden deck for sunbathing and steps for dipping into the lagoon. Sleek teak flooring, a comfy sofa and designer lighting make these villas extra special.



 

Thursday, 6 October 2016

Maui - Hawaiian Islands



The island of Maui (/ˈmaʊ.iː/; Hawaiian: is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the State of Hawaiʻi and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and unpopulated Kahoʻolawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place (CDP) on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010 and is the commercial and financial hub of the island.[5] Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP as of 2010. Other significant places include Kīhei (including Wailea and Makena in the Kihei Town CDP, which is the second-most-populated CDP in Maui); Lahaina (including Kāʻanapali and Kapalua in the Lahaina Town CDP); Makawao; Pāʻia; Kula; Haʻikū; and Hāna.

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Great Barrier Reef - Queensland, Australia.



 


The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Galápagos Islands - Ecuador

The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, other Spanish names: Islas Galápagos, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈislas gaˈlapaɣos]) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.


Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands,

Providenciales (often Provo locally) is an island in the northwest Caicos Islands, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. The island has an area of 98 km2 (38 sq mi) and a 2012 Census population of 23,769. Providenciales is the largest island in population, the third largest in area, and is home to a large majority of the population of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island is served by the Providenciales International Airport. Providenciales was ranked the best beach destination in the world by TripAdvisor in 2011

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Thursday, 21 May 2015

Baros - Maldives,Indonesia

On a small private island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is Baros Maldives, a heavenly Eden overlooking a glistening blue lagoon. Elegant, secluded villas with palm thatched roofs are either over water or facing the beach while a padi diving centre, a spa with a tranquil water garden, several restaurants overlooking the sea and gentle sea breezes all ensure a holiday in paradise.

Gloriously peaceful, the sandstone and timber beach villas at Baros Maldives are sheltered by large banana leaves and palms while the water villas have a private wooden deck for sunbathing and steps for dipping into the lagoon. Sleek teak flooring, a comfy sofa and designer lighting make these villas extra special.

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Baros - Maldives,Indonesia by asith-mohan-mangalore

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Maui - Hawaiian Islands

The island of Maui (/ˈmaʊ.iː/; Hawaiian: is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the State of Hawaiʻi and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and unpopulated Kahoʻolawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place (CDP) on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010 and is the commercial and financial hub of the island.[5] Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP as of 2010. Other significant places include Kīhei (including Wailea and Makena in the Kihei Town CDP, which is the second-most-populated CDP in Maui); Lahaina (including Kāʻanapali and Kapalua in the Lahaina Town CDP); Makawao; Pāʻia; Kula; Haʻikū; and Hāna.

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Maui - Hawaiian Islands - by asith-mohan-mangalore

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Galápagos Islands - Ecuador

The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, other Spanish names: Islas Galápagos, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈislas gaˈlapaɣos]) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part.

The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form an Ecuadorian province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000.

The islands are famed for their vast number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535, when the Bishop of Panamá Fray Tomás de Berlanga went to Peru to arbitrate in a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro. De Berlanga was blown off course, though he eventually returned to the Spanish Empire and described the conditions of the islands and the animals that inhabited them. The group of islands was shown and named in Abraham Ortelius's atlas published in 1570. The first crude map of the islands was made in 1684 by the buccaneer Ambrose Cowley, who named the individual islands after some of his fellow pirates or after British royalty and noblemen. These names were used in the authoritative navigation charts of the islands prepared during the Beagle survey under captain Robert Fitzroy, and in Darwin's popular book The Voyage of the Beagle. The new Republic of Ecuador took the islands from Spanish ownership in 1832, and subsequently gave them official Spanish names.[2] The older names remained in use in English language publications, including Herman Melville's The Encantadas of 1854.

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Galápagos Islands - Ecuador by Asith Mohan Mangalore