England Tourism

England Tourism

England Tourism

England Tourism

England is loaded with history for travelers to unearth, from Stonehenge to Westminster Abbey; the past is brought to life! New attractions are all about having fun with the London Eye, Flamingo Land Fun Park and Chester Zoo to amuse visitors of all ages. Discover busy English cities, quaint villages, mansions, abbeys, moors and mountains!

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Australian Pictures

Australia's Aborigines believe their ancestors formed massive Ayers Rock, or Uluru.

Windmill Sunset, Australia

Female Kangaroo with joey in pocket. Australia

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Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach lies on a barrier island, with beaches on the Atlantic Ocean side. Most of this stretch is bumper-to-bumper hotels and condos, but public beach access is plentiful, with lifeguards, bathroom, and concession stands.

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Scuba diving in Cuba is unforgettable event, for beginners and experience divers

Scuba diving in Cuba

Scuba diving in Cuba

Scuba diving in Cuba is unforgettable event, for beginners and experience divers

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Raja Ampat Islands : The Best Diving Place In The World

The Best Diving Place In The World

Raja Ampat Islands

Raja Ampat Islands : The Best Diving Place In The World

Located off the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea, Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. It encompasses more than 9.8 million acres (40,000 km²) of land and sea, which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia. It is a part of the newly named West Papua (province) of Indonesia which was formerly Irian Jaya.

According to Conservation International, marine surveys suggest that the marine life diversity in the Raja Ampat area is the highest recorded on Earth. Diversity is considerably greater than any other area sampled in the Coral Triangle composed of Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The Coral Triangle is the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity, making Raja Ampat quite possibly the richest coral reef ecosystems in the world.

The area's massive coral colonies along with relatively high sea surface temperatures, also suggest that its reefs may be relatively resistant to threats like coral bleaching and coral disease, which now jeopardise the survival of other coral ecosystems around the world. The Raja Ampat islands are remote and relatively undisturbed by humans.

The high marine diversity in Raja Ampat is strongly influenced by its position between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as coral and fish larvae are more easily shared between the two oceans. Raja Ampat's coral diversity, resilience, and role as a source for larval dispersal make it a global priority for marine protection.

Over 1,070 fish species, 537 coral species (a remarkable 96% of all scleratinia recorded from Indonesia are likely to occur in these islands), and 699 mollusc species, the variety of marine life is staggering.[citation needed] Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sightings of sharks, such as wobbegongs.

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Petronas Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is among the top 10 tallest buildings in the world. At 451.9 meters (1,482.6 ft), The Petronas Twin Towers was considered the tallest building from 1998 to 2004 when measured from the base to the antenna/spire.

The tower was made by an Argentine–American Architect named Cesar Pelli. The tower was completed in the year 1998. It was built on the race track of the Kuala Lumpur. The site has a depth of the bedrock and hence, the towers were built on the deepest foundation.

The World Trade Center had 110 floors where as the Petronas Twin Towers only has 88 floors to it and is made up of concrete, steel and glass and is true reflection of the Muslim religion in Malaysia. Since it was very costly to import large amount of steel, the towers were made out of radical design that had super strength and reinforced concrete. This type of concrete is said to be more reliable in terms of its strengths and makes the building two times as heavy as the base as compared to the normal steel. At the bottom of the towers, one can find great shopping malls and one can find almost everything in it. The Petronas Twin Towers is a must see site if you visit Malaysia. The towers are based on the simple Islamic architecture where every floor is based on an eight point star. It is spread in a total area of 100 acres.

View of Petronas Twin Towers and the bridge that connects the towers

Petronas Twin Towers from the bottom looking up

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Phuket Beaches Photos

Justly famous as one of the world's premier tropical beach resorts, Phuket blends extraordinary natural beauty with superb tourism facilities to ensure the perfect vacation in the sun just an hour's flight from Bangkok. Against a backdrop of green hills, the west coast of what is Thailand's largest island, covering 810 sq. km., is blessed with a whole string of magnificent beaches and coves bathed by the clear blue waters of the Andaman Sea. Matching nature's bounty is a wide selection of hotels and resorts in all categories from super deluxe to budget bungalows, while for leisure, pleasure and sheer indulgence there are water sports, yachting, scuba diving,world-class golf, spa treatments, exquisite

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