Tag: islands

November 27, 2016 at 9:26 am

Tesla Just Powered a 600-Person Island With Renewable Solar Energy

Tesla Just Powered a 600-Person Island With Renewable Solar Energy

5,300 solar panels and 60 powerpacks will offset the annual use of 109,500 gallons of diesel

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March 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Wizard Island, Oregon

Picture of the Day: Wizard Island, Oregon

Wizard Island is a volcanic cinder cone that soars over 750 ft above Crater Lake

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March 7, 2016 at 2:29 pm

Boaters Find Sandbar in the Middle of the Ocean. Turns Out to Be the Live Birth of an Island

Boaters Find Sandbar in the Middle of the Ocean. Turns Out to Be the Live Birth of an Island

On August 12, 2006, the crew aboard the ‘Maiken’ were sailing in the South Pacific when they came across a truly bizarre sight…

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August 28, 2015 at 11:17 am

Picture of the Day: This Surreal Uninhabited Island in Madagascar

Picture of the Day: This Surreal Uninhabited Island in Madagascar

The surrounding sand and silt deposits make it look otherworldly

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March 4, 2015 at 5:31 pm

Incredible Video Shows Just How Low the Planes at Maho Beach Get

Incredible Video Shows Just How Low the Planes at Maho Beach Get

https://instagram.com/p/zFyb4WDkCs/ At Saint Matrin’s famous Maho Beach, visitors experience the rush of standing directly beneath the landing path of incoming planes. You won’t believe how close they get until you see this amazing video clip taken by Paul Luning. Arriving aircraft must touch down as close as possible to the beginning of Runway 10…

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December 23, 2014 at 10:27 am

This Beach Has a Natural Rock Barrier. When Ocean Waves Crash Things Get Awesome

This Beach Has a Natural Rock Barrier. When Ocean Waves Crash Things Get Awesome

Seen here is the amazing beach at Playa Puerto Nuevo in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. A large natural rock formation colloquially known as “La Peña” shelters the beach from the open seas. During rough marine conditions, huge waves from the North Atlantic Ocean smash against the rocky barrier, cascading down the rock face and…

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December 5, 2014 at 7:26 pm

Picture of the Day: Palau Banta, Indonesia

Picture of the Day: Palau Banta, Indonesia

Photograph by Jialiang Gao | peace-on-earth.org In this incredible aerial photo we see the island of Palau Banta, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. The Lesser Sunda Islands or Nusa Tenggara are a group of islands in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Komodo National Park is located within the Lesser Sunda…

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June 27, 2014 at 2:28 pm

Picture of the Day: Hover Boats in Menorca, Spain

Picture of the Day: Hover Boats in Menorca, Spain

Photographer Unknown via tburns1469 on reddit Menorca (or Minorca) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. According to the Lonely Planet: Menorca (population 92,000) is the least overrun and most tranquil of the Balearic Islands. In…

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April 29, 2014 at 5:39 pm

Picture of the Day: San Giulio Island, Italy

Picture of the Day: San Giulio Island, Italy

SAN GIULIO ISLAND, ITALY Photograph by Luca Casartelli In this lovely capture by Luca Casartelli, we see Isola San Giulio (or San Giulio Island) on Lake Orta, in the region of Piedmont in northwestern Italy. The island measures 275 metres (902 feet) long by 140 metres (459 feet) wide. The most famous…

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February 3, 2014 at 1:17 pm

Lake Superior’s Elusive Ice Caves Accessible for First Time in 5 Years

Lake Superior's Elusive Ice Caves Accessible for First Time in 5 Years

For the first time in five years, the ice caves on Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands are accessible, as the temperatures have dropped enough to freeze the surface and allow visitors to hike across the frozen water to the elusive caves. Prior to the big freeze, waves splashed across the cliffs of the islands leaving…

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