Aug 22, 2008 in Where
I mean hole, not a crater caused by the fall of space articles.
Look at this hole and guess what it could be.
It’s a diamond mine in Mirna, Siberia. It measures 525 m deep and 1.25 km in diameter. The suction from the hole is so powerful that helicopters flying over it have crashed! Thats terrible man!
Source: News Gator
Aug 19, 2008 in Where
Mount Lhotse image from Wikipedia.
Oh, pardon me, I should first tell you what is Lhotse. The name sounds as though it is somewhere near Tibet?
Yes, you are right! Lhotse or Lhozê is the fourth highest mountain in the world, located on the border between Nepal and Tibet in the great Himalayan range. Its height is over 27,000 ft above sea level.
It is also closely situated near Mount Everest. There is not much information about Lhotse’s flora and fauna, people living near by.
Aug 01, 2008 in Where
Even looking at this spectacular expanse makes me long to visit. I have never visited Australia-ah yes, the Great Barrier Reef is in
The picture provided here is published by UNESCO.
Spanning more than 2000 km along the northeastern coast of
The area is covered by dense rain forests and mountains. The southern islands are composed mainly of Coral Cay.
Apart from its environmental value, the area offers visitors a variety of activities including scuba diving, snorkeling, water sports, and bird watching.
Do you know that The Great Barrier Reef is clearly from space?
It is one of the great 7 natural wonders of the world and is declared as World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Courtesy: Wikipedia and Wonderclub.com
Jul 22, 2008 in Where
Those who have great reading habits and if they have especially read books by English authors, they will recognize the name Ascot as one that can ne related to the British Islands only.
Yes, Ascot is a small town in
It was started in 1711 by Queen Anne. The Royal Enclosure has a strict dress code. Male attendees must wear full morning dress, including a top hat, while ladies must not show bare midriffs or shoulders, and must wear hats. There are 16 group races on offer, with at least one group one event on each of the five days.
This is the Royal Ascot race track.
There is over £3,000,000 of prize money on offer.
Jul 16, 2008 in Where
May be the answer below also give you the reason for the name
Here is another reason for its name as was published in Times of India.
“The
Hey, I think there is an ambiguity here. It seems there are
Image is taken from Google Images.
Apr 21, 2008 in Where
Westerners probably can’t pronounce the word ‘Pichavaram’ but it doesn’t matter. A look at the picture below is sufficient to know.
Pichavaram is situated approximately 250 kms from Madras, near Chidambaram, the famous pilgrimage town.
Pichavaram is a confluence of lakes meeting the Bay of Bengal and is surrounded by thick Mangrove forests. It is said there are as many as 400 small islands inside this spectacular place.
One of the unique sight in this place is salt crystal that are formed on the leaves of Mangrove trees.
Salt crystas on the Mangrove leaf
Image courtesy: Google Images and Wikipedia
Apr 12, 2008 in Where
Name one person who doesn’t like to watch butterflies!
My husband has seen a rare blue butterfly in our terrace and daily when he was about to call me to watch it, the butterfly would fly away. I never knew butterflies are shy of women!
My husband assured me that he will take me to a butterfly garden one day. Butterfly gardens-where are they? I have not heard about butterfly garden till date.
My husband told that there is one in our state itself near a place called Kutralam, the famous water falls place.
If you are in Canada, I have information on a butterfly garden.
Here is a map copied from the website Butterfly Gardens.
Image Courtesy: Google Images
