Sunday, November 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Bing image 7 september 2010 - Wulingyuan National Park, Hunan, China
Wulingyuan is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China, famous for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some over 800 meters in height, which are a kind of karst formation. It is part of Zhangjiajie city, about 270km from the capital of Hunan Province, Changsha. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Wulingyuan forms part of the Wuling Range.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Bing image 29 august 2010 - Erosion - Badlands National Park, South Dakota
The Badlands Wilderness protects 64,144 acres (25,958 ha) of the park as a designated wilderness area and is the site of the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret, the most endangered land mammal in North America.
The Stronghold Unit is co-managed with the Oglala Lakota tribe and includes sites of 1890s Ghost Dances, a former United States Air Force bomb and gunnery range,[4] and Red Shirt Table, the park's highest point at 3,340 feet (1,020 m). Authorized as Badlands National Monument on March 4, 1929, it was not established until January 25, 1939. Under the Mission 66 plan, the Ben Reifel Visitor Center was constructed for the monument in 1957-58.
It was redesignated a national park on November 10, 1978. The park also administers the nearby Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Bing image 25 august 2010 - Lake Spilje, Debar Macedoania
Debar’s Lake Spilje is the second-biggest artificial lake in the country, set in the solitude of Macedonia’s western forests. As it is rich with many species of fish, Lake Spilje is visited by passionate fishermen, and also makes for good boating.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Bing image 10 august 2010 - Crescent Moon Lake (Yueyaquan) China
Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with a maximum depth of 7.5 meters. In the following 40 years, the depth of the lake continually declined. In the early 1990s, its area had shrunk to only 1.37-acre (5,500 m2) with an average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter). Although the local government had plans to fill the lake and restore its depth, a lack of funding delayed the project. The lake and the surrounding deserts are very popular with tourists, who are offered camel and 4x4 rides.
Monday, August 9, 2010
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