Geiranger is
a small tourist village in Sunnmore region of More og Romsdal county in the
western part of Norway. It lies in Stranda Municipality at the head of the Geirangerfjorden,
which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Alesund. Geiranger
is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and has been
named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Source
The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always
showing the same face with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that
fill between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact
craters. It is the most luminous object in the sky after the Sun. Although it
appears a very bright white, its surface is actually dark, with a reflectance
just slightly higher than that of worn asphalt. Its prominence in the sky and
its regular cycle of phases. Source
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic
Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is
privately owned by the Welds, a family who owns 12,000 acres in Dorset in the name of the Lulworth Estate. It is open to the
public. The name Durdle is derived from the Old English 'thirl' meaning bore or
drill. The limestone and chalk are in closer proximity at Durdle Door than at Swanage. Source
The city of Cambridge
is a university town and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in
East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 50 miles north of London. According to the United
Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867. This
makes Cambridge the second largest city in Cambridgeshire after Peterborough,
and the 54th largest in the United Kingdom. There is
archaeological evidence of settlement. Source
Skaftafell is a preservation area in Oraefi, southeast Iceland.
Skaftafell
National Park was a national park, situated between Kirkjubaejarklaustur,
typically referred to as Klaustur, and Hofn in the south of Iceland. On 7 June
2008, it became a part of the larger Vatnajokull National Park. It was founded on September 15, 1967, and enlarged twice
afterwards. Before its inclusion into Vatnajokull National Park, it measured
about 4807 km2. Source
Achill Island
in County Mayo is the largest island off the coast of Ireland, and is situated
off the west coast. It has a population of 2,700. Achill is attached to the mainland by Michael
Davitt Bridge, between the villages of Gob an Choire (Achill Sound) and Poll
Raithni. A bridge was first completed here in 1887, replaced by another
structure in 1949, and subsequently replaced with the current bridge which was
completed in 2008. Source
