Posted on July 26, 2009, 8:24 pm, by Frank Whitelaw, under
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Ranging from Bratislava to Korman in southwestern Slovakia, Zitny Ostrov (Rye Island) is Europe’s largest river island. It is so big that most visitors are not aware of being on one. It lies between the Danube, and its slower running tributary the Little Danube, in the Danubian Plain.
Several rivers flow across it and the rich [...]
Posted on July 26, 2009, 6:42 am, by Frank Whitelaw, under
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One of Mexico’s largest islands, Cozumel, lies 20 km (12 miles) from the mainland, and 60 km (36 mi) south of Cancun. It’s a flat, limestone island shaped like a holster, and punctured by tens of cenotes (water-filled sinkholes), many with their own marine forms, which are an extra attraction for tourists and snorkellers who [...]