It has many shipwrecks, waterways, and hiking trails. The park also includes over 400 smaller islands in the waters up to 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the island. There are only 20 mammal species and it is known for its wolf and moose relationship. NPS Maps Hiking Instagram Yelp Joshua...
Turkey is known for its world heritage sites, shipwrecks, the first-ever university, philosophers, and carpets. Turkey’s capital is Ankara butIstanbulis the largest city and financial center, which was formerly known as Constantinople. Its history extends thousands of years back such as the story...
The Skeleton Coast is a windswept strip of desert covering almost 500km/310mi of Atlantic coast. This spooky park is often shrouded in fog. Its name comes from the numerous shipwrecks lying on the shore. A big draw for visitors is the fascinating Cape fur seal colonies. The most visited ...
"Shipwrecks of the Northeast" is a stunning new map illustrating more than 5,400 known shipwrecks on the untamed Atlantic coast of New England (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island). From Rhode Islands' Narragansett Bay to Maine's St. Croix River, the shipwrecks are clearly ...
Explorers and scientists have discovered fascinating sites such as hydrothermal vents teeming with unique life forms, ancient shipwrecks shrouded in mystery, and vast underwater canyons waiting to be explored. Ocean depth charts serve as a guide for uncovering these hidden treasures beneath the waves....
Sealake. This beautiful chart shows the locations of over three hundred shipwrecks along the desolate area known as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic." During the 1800's so many ships were lost along these shores that Congress established the United States Life-Saving Service to patrol the beaches...
In peacetime, the most disastrous shipwrecks usually result from some combination of bad luck and bad planning, as was the case with the Brother Jonathan. But when the poor planning is in the form of overloading passengers instead of cargo, the consequences can be even more devastating. 8. ...
From Spain to Greece, the Mediterranean Sea in Southern Europe is a long-time favourite in the summer for European divers. However, experienced divers know the cold waters of Northern Europe can be dived all year-long with a drysuit to explore historic shipwrecks or surprising cold-water marine...
This map will help you find the location of well known hotels in Bermuda. Nowadays when we come to Bermuda, the first thing my son does is to sell us the idea of a particular beach that he wants to stay close to. Once done, he would quickly get us to refer to the Beach Map and...
The Byzantine Empire, also known as Byzantium, refers to the eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived for nearly 1,000 years after the western half of the empire collapsed. The Byzantine Empire was based at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), and at its peak it controlled territory ...