December 25, 2021
Posted by ramon in Diving, Islands, IUCN Protected Category 2, National Parks, Phang Nga, Reefs, Thailand, Tropical Coral Reefs, Tropical Monsoon
National Parks
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March 6, 2020
Posted by ramon in Diving, Glaciers, Iceland, IUCN Protected Category 2, National Parks, Southern Region, Taiga & Boreal Forests, Tundra, UNESCO
Silfra Fissure
Silfra Fissure is known to scuba divers the world over for the incredible visibility of its glacial meltwater. The fissure, like Nesgjá in the north of Iceland, is located on the tectonic plate boundary of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Silfra is also a site that can be accessed throughout the year, as the temperature of the water does not fluctuate by much and remains between 2 to 4 °C. During winter, snow-cover in Iceland is Read more
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September 1, 2019
Posted by ramon in Arid Desert, Astronomy, Canary Islands, Class 4, Day Hike, Hiking, Islands, IUCN Protected Category 2, Looped Hike, National Parks, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Spain, Sunrise & Sunset, UNESCO, Volcanoes
Caldera Blanca
Timanfaya National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional de Timanfaya) imposes strict regulations on visitors and does not allow them to wander around freely through the lava fields. This is done in order to reduce potential erosion from footfall to the vulnerable volcanic terrain. There is however, another protected area that surrounds Timanfaya National Park, which functions as a buffer zone of sorts, that is Read more
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August 23, 2019
Posted by ramon in Arid Desert, Canary Islands, Islands, IUCN Protected Category 2, National Parks, Sclerophyll & Mediterranean Forests, Spain, UNESCO, Volcanoes
Volcanoes of Timanfaya
Lanzarote is an oceanic volcanic island of the Canary Islands archipelago, and is located only 125 kilometres off the coast of Africa. Despite this, the Canary Islands are an autonomous community of Spain, and along with the archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira, and Cape Verde, make up the region known as Macaronesia. Lanzarote stands out from the the other Canary Islands, however, as the combination of its arid Read more
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May 5, 2019
Posted by ramon in Class 5, Day Hike, Hiking, Ireland, Looped Hike, Mountains, National Parks, Oceanic, Temperate Deciduous Forests, Wicklow
Lugnaquilla
Lugnaquilla is located in the Wicklow Mountains, and is the highest mountain in Ireland outside of County Kerry. Standing 925 metres-high with a prominence of 849 metres, Lugnaquilla qualifies as a furth and is the 63rd highest mountain (with a prominence of at least 600 m) in the islands of Ireland and Great Britain, sitting just one place ahead of Galtymore. Lugnaquilla is also known as the 'Lug', but despite the name Read more
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October 25, 2018
Posted by ramon in Alpine, Arctic & Antarctic Tundra, Broadleaf Rainforests, Class 6, Forests, Guided Hike, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Malaysia, Mountains, Multiday Hike, National Parks, Peak Labels, Sabah, Tropical Rainforest, UNESCO