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The Giants Causeway (known as Clochan an Aifir or Clochan na bhFomhorach in Irish and tha Giants Causey in Ulster-Scots) is an area of about 40000 interlocking basalt columns the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers the Giants Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal although there are also some with four five seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.The Giants Causeway is today owned and managed by the National Trust and it is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland.

Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg California that is abundant in sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town.In the early 20th century Fort Bragg residents threw their household garbage over cliffs owned by the Union Lumber Company onto what is now Glass Beach discarding glass appliances and even vehicles. Locals referred to it as The Dumps. Fires were lit to reduce the size of the trash pile.

World renowned and a magnet for both local and overseas visitors the Waitomo Glowworm Caves occupy a high placing in the New Zealand vacation wish-list.The glow worm Arachnocampa luminosa is unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves historical and geological significance.Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see for any traveller. Enjoy the world famous boat ride under thousands of magical glowworms and become a part of over 120 years of cultural and natural history.

Hawaii also called the Island of Hawaii the Big Island or Hawai?i Island which comprises Hawaii County and the Hilo HI Micropolitan Statistical Area is an island county and Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the largest and the southeastern-most of the Hawaiian islands a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4028 square miles (10430 km2) it is larger than all of the other islands in the archipelago combined and is the largest island in the United States. The island is often referred to as the Big Island to reduce confusion between the island and the state.As of the 2010 Census the population was 185079. The county seat and largest city is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawai?i County (see Hawaii Counties). Hawai?i County has a mayor-council form of government.Hawaii County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state in which it is located (the other six counties are Arkansas County Idaho County Iowa County New York County Oklahoma County and Utah County).

Pamukkale meaning cotton castle in Turkish is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. It is located in Turkeys Inner Aegean region in the River Menderes valley which has a temperate climate for most of the year. Travertine terrace formations at Pamukkale Turkey. May 21 2011.The ancient Greco-Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white castle which is in total about 2700 metres (8860 ft) long 600 m (1970 ft) wide and 160 m (525 ft) high. It can be seen from the hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli 20 km away. Tourism is and has been a major industry. People have bathed in its pools for thousands of years. As recently as the mid-20th century hotels were built over the ruins of Hierapolis causing considerable damage. An approach road was built from the valley over the terraces and motor bikes were allowed to go up and down the slopes. When the area was declared a World Heritage Site the hotels were demolished and the road removed and replaced with artificial pools. Wearing shoes in the water is prohibited to protect the deposits.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near F

H? Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular travel destination in Quang Ninh Province Vietnam. Administratively the bay belongs to H? Long City C?m Pha town and part of Van ?on District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. H? Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai T? Long bay to the northeast and Cat B

Fingals Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland part of a National Nature Reserve owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It became known as Fingals Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson

Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238.23 sq mi) and has a population of 174000 (2010). Its capital is Castries. One of the Windward Islands Saint Lucia was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse by the French the islands first European settlers. They signed a treaty with the native Carib Indians in 1660. Britain took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 in ensuing years it was at war with France 14 times and rule of the island changed frequently (it was seven times each ruled by the French and British). In 1814 the British took definitive control of the island. Because it switched so often between British and French control Saint Lucia was also known as the Helen of the West Indies.Representative government came about in 1840 (with universal suffrage from 1953). From 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. On 22 February 1979 Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations associated with the United Kingdom. Saint Lucia has a legal system based on English common law.

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting its architecture and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site along with its lagoon.Venice is the capital of the Veneto region. In 2009 there were 270098 people residing in Venices comune (the population estimate of 272000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia around 60000 in the historic city of Venice (Centro storico) 176000 in Terraferma (the Mainland) mostly in the large frazioni (roughly equivalent to parishes or wards in other countries) of Mestre and Marghera 31000 live on other islands in the lagoon). Together with Padua and Treviso the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE) with a total population of 1600000. PATREVE is only a statistical metropolitan area without any degree of autonomy.