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16 Nov 2012

Capital of Falkland islands

The administrative center and capital of the Falkland Islands – Port Stanley. The port became a town historically due to the fact that he was somewhat larger than the others. The entire population of the islands is about 3,000 people. Of these, about 2,000 live in Port Stanley.

The city can be completed in 20 minutes. He is very neat and clean. Houses are mostly one-story with colorful roofs. Many houses are built of stone and wood, “Salvation” with wrecked or abandoned vehicles on the island. There are lots of well-manicured English lawn.

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13 Nov 2012

Capital of Cayman islands

Currently, the capital of the Cayman Islands is George Town, which is located on the western island of Grand Cayman.
It seems that the city has two souls, old and young.

Old soul – the ancient center of the city, consisting of houses and mansions of the colonial building style tropical bungalow. They are composed of limestone and coral blocks and traditionally tiled.

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10 Nov 2012

Canary islands volcanic activity

Canary Islands, as well as the island of Madeira, the Azores and the Cape Verde Islands are of volcanic origin. On each island of Canary Islands you can watch different tracks and signs of volcanic activity: scoria cones, fissure volcanoes, craters of different sizes, lava flows. Most impressive scenery formed the Collapses volcano on Tenerife island at 2,000 m, ie Las Cañadas caldera, in the center of which stands the volcano Teide. The word “caldera”, which geologists call the falls of this type, having the form of almost perfect circle and is often located at a considerable height, was born in the Canary Islands.

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07 Nov 2012

Map of the Cayman islands


The map of Cayman Islands: they are located in the north-western part of the Caribbean, between Cuba and Jamaica and combine three islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Central Cayman. The archipelago is part of the British Dominions, and administered by the Governor representing the Queen of Great Britain.

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01 Nov 2012

Canary islands real estate

Real estate property in Canary Islands is undeniably a piece of cake in all senses. First, buying property, you actually acquire the personal area of a tropical paradise, which, thanks to the owner each reusable Schengen visa will be always at your fingertips. Here it should be also noted that multiple year Schengen visa entitles you to spend a lot of time in Europe – quite legally and with the knowledge that you are the property owner. Second, Canary Islands real estate actually means extremely favorable financially acquisition, which then for years to come will be “working” for you, and with no effort on your part.

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26 Oct 2012

Map of Cook islands


Looking upon the map of Cook Islands we see that they are located in the South Pacific Ocean, about three thousand miles north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and Fiji.
The archipelago consists of 15 islands, mostly of volcanic origin.
For relaxation at the Cook Islands of greater interest are the two largest of them.

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23 Oct 2012

Canary islands honeymoon


What could be better than to get lost somewhere in the tropics in the middle of the harsh winter? But remember, basking in the sun and splashing in the crystal waters of the ocean, you risk to forget the way home. Especially when it comes to the Canary Islands.

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20 Oct 2012

Port Stanley Falkland islands


Port Stanley Falkland Islands is the capital and only city in the Falkland Islands, British possessions, located in South America. Located on the eastern island on the Atlantic coast. There are no forests in the archipelago, is dominated by heather meadows and bogs. There are many sea birds, seals and fish. Huge reserves of marine crustacean, krill. The city has charm, emphasis is put on its brightly painted buildings, traditional English lawns and constant smell of burning peat, carried by the sea breeze. Mandatory attendance at the ceremony – write to “register of visitors,” a tribute to the tradition and the government of the islands.

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11 Oct 2012

Map of the Canary Islands


Canaries – part of the Kingdom of Spain. This is one of the autonomous communities of the country. Along with the Azores, Green Cape and Madeira Canaries are a group of volcanic islands. They are all located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western coast of Africa. If literally «Islas Canarias», in translation will sound like a “dog of the island.” This rather strange name for what used to be on one of these islands are large breeds of dogs.

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02 Oct 2012

Where is Canary islands

CANARY ISLANDS – App. Islas Canarias (Islas Canarias), literally – the Isle of Dogs, from lat. canis – a dog.
So where is Canary islands? The islands that make up the Canary archipelago are located in the Atlantic Ocean, some 1,000 km south of the Iberian Peninsula and 100 km from the coast of Africa. They are stretched archwise from the south-west to north-east for more than 500 km. In clear weather, the archipelago is easy to see from the African continent by the naked eye.

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