Union Island is part of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It lies 90 kilometers southwest of Barbados and is within view of the islands of Carriacou and the mainland of Grenada, which lie directly south. Clifton and Ashton are the two principal towns. The island is home to approximately 3,000 residents. The official language is English, but French and German are spoken by some merchants in Clifton as well. Source
The Tongass National
Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national
forest in the United States at 17 million acres. Most of its area is part
of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific
temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home to many
species of endangered and rare flora and fauna. The Tongass, which is managed
by the United States Forest Service. Source
The Snake is
a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At 1,078
miles long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest
North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. Rising in western Wyoming, the river flows
through the Snake River Plain then rugged Hells Canyon and the rolling Palouse
Hills to reach its mouth at the Tri-Cities of the state of Washington. Source
Tenkawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2009, the village has an estimated population of 1,823 and a density of 10.38 persons per km². The total area is 175.70 km². Source
The Tallulah Gorge
is a gorge that is formed by the Tallulah River cutting through the Tallulah Dome rock formation. The
gorge is approximately 2 miles long and
features rocky cliffs up to 1,000 feet high. Through it, a series of falls known as Tallulah Falls drop a total of 150
metres in one mile. Tallulah Falls is
actually composed of six separate falls, Tempesta
76 ft, Hurricane the
tallest at 96 feet, Oceana
50 ft, the smooth "sliding rock" at Bridal Veil 17 ft and
Lovers Leap 16 ft. Source
Wrecking is
the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered close to
shore. Often an unregulated activity of opportunity in coastal communities,
wrecking has been subjected to increasing regulation and evolved into what is
now known as marine salvage. Wrecking is no longer economically significant;
however, as recently as the 19th century in some parts of the world. Source
