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Laguna Verde

The Laguna Verde, a salt water lake, is located in the southwest of the high plains of Bolivia. For those of you who speak Spanish, it will be no surprise to you that the waters of the Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon) are an amazing shade of green. Situated at the foot of the Licancabur Volcano, the beautiful green hue is caused by debris that includes copper deposits. The colored lake is also known for its beautiful surroundings and hot springs.

Band-e Amir

Band-e Amir is a chain of 6 deep blue lakes located high in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Central Afghanistan. They became Afghanistan�s first national park in 2008. The beautiful lakes were formed from mineral rich water that seeped out of faults and cracks in the rocky landscape. The high mineral content of the lakes are also the cause for the intense and varying colors of the lake waters.

Lake Pukaki

Lake Pukaki in New Zealand gives the color �glacier blue� a whole new meaning. The colorful lake was created by receding glaciers decades ago. Today, that glacier feed produces finely ground rock particles, known as glacier flour, that give the lake a distinct icy blue color. Lake Pukaki is the second largest alpine lake in the Mackenzie Basin, located in New Zealand�s South Island.

Laguna Colorada

The Laguna Colorada is located in Bolivia close to the border of Chili. The reddish color of the waters is thanks to red sediments and the pigmentation of algae. Other than the red waters, the Laguna Colorada is also home to many varieties of flamingos and a number of white borax islands. Borax islands are formed by the repeated evaporation of seasonal lakes, like the Laguna Colorada.

Kelimutu

The Kelimutu Volcano contains three summit crater lakes of different colors. Tiwu Ata Mbupu is usually blue; Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai is normally green; and Tiwu Ata Polo is usually a reddish hue. The source of the unique color combination is thought to be openings in the earth�s crust, known as fumaroles. The beautiful lakes are a popular tourist attraction, and also attract many geologists on a yearly basis. The fact that the three lakes are all different colors, yet are located on the same volcano crest, is a source of much debate and interest.

Havasu Falls

The Havasu Canyon is part of the Grand Canyon and is inhabited by the Havasupai tribe, who live in the small town of Supai. It is one of the most remote villages in America and normal access is via a helicopter ride or a 13 km (8 mile) dusty horse trail from a car park at Hualapai Hilltop.

The main reason to visit the Havasupai (which means �people of the blue-green water�) is because of the colorful waters and falls. The most spectacular of these is Havasu Falls. The beautiful color of the water is caused by carbonate minerals settling to the bottom, turning it white, and acting as a reflector of the surrounding green and brown mossy cliffs plus the blue sky.

Moraine Lake

Fed by glaciers, Moraine Lake, locate in Banff National Park, is known for its stunning blue waters. The coloration is thanks to light refracting off the glacier flour. Located in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake is surrounded by the beauty of the impressive Canadian Rocky Mountains. There are a number of hiking trails around Moraine Lake. Just be sure to check the trail conditions before you set out to go as they are sometimes restricted because of grizzly bear activity.

Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru is a very shallow lake in central Kenya. The lake�s abundance of algae attracts vast quantities of lesser flamingos, sometimes more than one million at once. Often called the greatest bird spectacle on earth, the flamingos literally turn the shores pink. Sadly, in recent years the number of flamingos has been decreasing, due to environmental degradation and pollution.

Jiuzhaigou

The Jiuzhaigou Valley of China is home to dozens of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. The local people call these bodies of water �Haizi,� which in Chinese means �son of the sea.� The numerous colorful lakes were created by glacier activity, and today, many waterfalls empty into these pristine waters. The beautifully colored water is also known to be extremely clear, in many cases visitors are able to see to the bottom of the lakes.

Plitvice Lakes

Located in a national park in Croatia, the Plitvice Lakes are sixteen lakes that are located near the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The beautiful lakes are famous for their unique colors, including azure, green, blue, and gray. The lakes� colorations changes consistently, depending on the quantity of minerals, deposits, or organism in each body, or how the sun is hitting the water.

Peyto lake

Peyto Lake (pea-toe) is a glacier-fed lake located in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. The lake itself is easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway.

It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide and trapper in the Banff area.

The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, between Caldron Peak, Peyto Peak and Mount Jimmy Simpson, at an elevation of 1,860 m (6,100 ft).

During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flow into the lake, and these suspended rock particles give the lake a bright, turquoise color. Because of its bright color, photos of the lake often appear in illustrated books, and area around the lake is a popular sightseeing spot for tourists in the park. The lake is best seen from Bow Summit, the highest point on the Icefield Parkway.

The lake is fed by the Peyto Creek, which drains water from the Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier (part of the Wapta Icefield), and flows into the Mistaya River.

Ijen lake

The Ijen volcano complex is a group of stratovolcanoes, in East Java, Indonesia. It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometers wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name of this volcano resembles that of a different volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, also known as Gunung Merapi. The name "Merapi" means "fire" in the Indonesian language.

West of Gunung Merapi is the Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored acid crater lake. The lake is the site of a labor-intensive sulfur mining operation, in which sulfur-laden baskets are carried by hand from the crater floor. Many other post-caldera cones and craters are located within the caldera or along its rim. The largest concentration of post-caldera cones forms an east/west-trending zone across the southern side of the caldera. The active crater at Kawah Ijen has an equivalent radius of 361 metres (1,184 ft), a surface of 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi). It is 200 metres (660 ft) deep and has a volume of 36 cubic hectometres (29,000 acre�ft).

In 2008, explorer George Kourounis took a small rubber boat out onto the acid lake to measure its acidity. The pH of the water in the crater was measured to be 0.5 due to sulfuric acid.

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Sutherland Falls

Sutherland Falls is a waterfall near Milford Sound in New Zealand�s South Island. At 580 metres (1,904 feet) the falls were long believed to be the tallest waterfall in New Zealand. However, Browne Falls cascades 843 metres (2,766 feet) down a mountainside in Doubtful Sound, leading some to view that as the tallest

Stirling Falls, a hanging valley in Milford Sound

Stirling Falls is the other permanent waterfall (Bowen Falls being its counterpart) on the Milford Sound. This one drops 155m below a hanging valley between Elephant Mountain and the Lion Mountain.

Lady Bowen Falls, Milford Sound, New Zealand

The Bowen River is a river in northern Fiordland, New Zealand The river runs south for 8 km, before flowing from a hanging valley to become the 162 m Lady Bowen Falls, and draining into the head of Milford Sound. The falls are named for Diamantina Bowen, wife of George Bowen, the fifth Governor of New Zealand. The falls provide electricity for the Milford Sound settlement by feeding a small hydroelectric scheme, and are also the water source for the settlement.

Marokopa Falls, Waikato, New Zealand

Marokopa Falls is a beautifully symmetric 30m waterfall lies near the famous Waitomo Caves (known for its glow worms lighting up its interior like stars in the night sky; though they're really sinister traps to attract subterranean flies). Along the way, check out the Mangapohue Natural Bridge as well as the Piripiri Cave.

Waipunga Falls, New Zealand

Waipunga Falls is a gorgeous 40m segmented waterfall featuring three parallel columns. During periods of high flow, you might also see its companion waterfall - Waiarua Falls. This is a popular roadside waterfall so expect to share it with plenty of other motorists.

Omaru Falls

Omaru Falls is one those falls that kind of sneaks up on you. On a prior visit to New Zealand, we missed this falls completely, but a roadside sign saying "Scenic Falls 300m" kind of piqued my curiosity regarding which waterfall was in the area. It turned out that the sign wasn't talking about this falls (that was for Madonna Falls which we managed to miss again on our visit 5 years later), but further research on the matter led me to this multi-segmented 35m tall falls. I guess you can say this was a happy serendipity, and I'm sure glad we got a chance to finally see it.

Hunua Falls

"The Hunua Ranges frame the region's southeastern skyline and make up Auckland's largest forested landscape. More than 14,000 hectares of native forest filters about 2300mm of rain annually into four dams, which supply most of Auckland's water. The park itself features tramping tracks, mountain biking, amazing scenery, fishing, swimming pools and waterfalls."

Barron Falls

Barron Falls is where the Barron River makes its descent from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia. Protected within the Barron Gorge National Park, the volume of water seen in the photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season. For much of the rest of the year, little more than a trickle is evident, due in part to the presence of a weir behind the head of the falls that exists to supply the Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station located downstream in the gorge proper.

Mitchell Falls

Mitchell Falls is a very beautiful 4-tiered waterfall set deep in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. The cumulative height is roughly 80m making it the second tallest waterfall in the state (at least according to the literature). The stunning backdrop of the red escarpment lands of the Mitchell Plateau and the oasis-like qualities around the falls really makes this one stand out.

The Wallaman Falls

The Wallaman Falls are notable for their single-drop of 305 metres, which is Australia�s highest permanent waterfall. With the addition of additional related minor drops the overall height of the falls is approximately 340 metres. The pool at the end of the waterfall is 20 metres deep. The waterfall is formed by a tributary of the Herbert River, Stony Creek, which plunges over an escarpment in the Seaview Range.

Wollomombi Falls

Wollomombi Falls (pronounced �walla mom bee�), from an Aboriginal word, are located in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, 40 km due east of Armidale, New South Wales and 1 km off the Waterfall Way. At one time they were believed to be the tallest in Australia. However, recent geographical revisions place them at second or third tallest, depending on the source, after Tin Mine Falls (New South Wales) and Wallaman Falls (near Ingham, Queensland). The Chandler Falls are located to the right of the Wollomombi Falls when viewed from the main lookout. After they join, these rivers are known as the Chandler River and become a tributary of the Macleay River. From the very top to the very bottom the height is approx 220 metres although its biggest drop where the water �falls� is only 100 m.

Montezuma Falls

Montezuma Falls are located on a minor tributary to Lake Pieman, north-east of Zeehan, on West Coast Tasmania, Australia. In historical context - on the route of the former North East Dundas Tramway not far from the old mining town of Williamsford at the foot of Mount Read. With a fall of 104 Metres, the falls are considered to be one of the highest in Tasmania

Ellenborough Falls

Ellenborough Falls is a waterfall on the headwaters of the Ellenborough River in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Greater Taree area and is near Elands and Comboyne, on the Bulga Plateau

Millaa Millaa Falls

The Millaa Millaa Falls are adjacent to the town of Millaa Millaa, on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. Millaa Millaa is an Aboriginal word meaning plenty of water or waterfall. A popular destination of international tour operators, the falls are 18.3 metres high with a pool suitable for swimming at their base. The Millaa Millaa Falls are accessed by sealed road off the Palmerston Highway about 5 minutes from the township of Millaa Millaa.

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Kota-Kota Pulau di Dunia

Dengan makin banyaknya manusia yg butuh tempat tinggal di dunia ini, maka daratan di bumi makin lama semakin dipenuhi oleh bangunan-bangunan. Bahkan ada Pulau yg daratannya habis dibangun oleh gedung2 dan rumah2. Seperti habisnya tempat di wajah anda untuk ditumbuhi jerawat .... wakakakakakaka

10. Lindau

The historic city Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders in the eastern part of Lake Constance (Bodensee). The city is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway and has about 3,000 inhabitants. Full of medieval and half-timbered buildings, the island city is quite a popular tourist attraction.

9. Santa Cruz del Islote

Located off the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Santa Cruz del Islote is unofficially the world�s most crowded island. It has some 90 houses and a population of around 1200 people crammed on an island of about 1 hectare. The islanders bury their dead in a nearby island because there is no space for a cemetery. They play football on the neighboring Mucura key, because the only public square on Santa Cruz is about half the size of a tennis court.

8. Isola dei Pescatori

Isola dei Pescatori (Fishermen�s Island) is the most northerly of the three principal Borromean Islands in Lago Maggiore. With a population of about 50, it is the only one island to be inhabited all year round. A narrow street running along its spine is joined by cobbled alleys to the promenade which encircles the island. The promenade is frequently flooded and the houses built against it are constructed to allow for this. While the traditional occupation of fishing still exists, its picturesque charms has made tourism the most important source of income for the islanders.

7. Mexcaltitan

Mexcaltit�n is a small man-made island city off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The town sits low in the marshy, mangrove-lined channels that surround it, and during the June to October rainy season, water floods the streets and everyone rows from place to place in boats. Some experts believe that Mexcaltit�n may actually be the legendary Aztl�n, the ancestral homeland of the Aztec people. Today it�s foremost a shrimping town, with shrimps spread out to dry on any available surface throughout the town.

6. Trogir

Located close to the city of Split, Trogir is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. Tiny medieval streets wind through the enchanting island city revealing hidden restaurants and eye-catching galleries. A wide seaside promenade snakes around the town, culminating in a charming port full of sailboats. A pleasing blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Trogir boasts a spectacular Venetian Cathedral of St. Lawrence, a town hall and a medieval fortress.

5. Nesebar

Often referred to as the �Pearl of the Black Sea�, Nesebar is a rich island city defined by more than three millennia of ever-changing history. The ancient part of the town is situated on a island connected to the mainland by a narrow man-made causeway, and it bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilizations over the course of its existence. Nesebar is sometimes said to be the town with the highest number of churches per capita and represent the rich architectural heritage of the Eastern Orthodox

4. Flores

Flores is a located on Lake Pet�n Itz� and connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito. It was here, on the island of Flores, that the last independent Maya state held out against the Spanish conquerors. Their city, Noh Pet�n (literally �City Island�) was eventually destroyed in 1697 when the Spanish attacked by boats.

For many tourist, the main reason to visit Flores is its proximity to the famous Maya ruins of Tikal. But the island city itself is a great destination, filled with colonial, red-roofed buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, a historic church and many hotels and restaurants. Most will find that this island city is more than just a take-off point, but a memorable attraction in itself.

3. Mal�

Mal� is the capital and most populous city in the Maldives. Over 100,000 people are crammed onto the small island. Since there is no surrounding countryside, all infrastructure has to be located in the city itself. Water is provided from desalinated ground water while electric power is generated in the city using diesel generators. Solid waste is transported to nearby islands, where it is used to fill in lagoons. The larger airport island nearby was built in this way.

2. Manhattan

Manhattan is one of New York�s five boroughs and is what people most often think of when they picture New York. Manhattan is actually a city island and includes most of the best known attractions in New York. The word �Manhattan� comes from the Lenape who inhabited the area before the Europeans and is translated as �island of many hills�. In 1625 the Dutch built a Fort on Manhattan Island, which marked the birth of New York City. Today Manhattan is one of the most densely populated island cities in the world, with a 2008 population of 1,634,795 people living in a land area of 59.47 km� (22.96 square miles).

1. Venice

World famous for its canals, Venice is built on an archipelago of 117 islands which are connected by 455 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot.

The island city is slowly sinking however and during the high tides in autumn and winter, the Piazza San Marco, the lowest area of the island, becomes totally flooded with water. Over the last 1,000 years, it has sunk by around 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) for every century, while recent reports have stated that in the last century alone, the city of Venice has lowered by around 24 centimeters (9.4 inches). This may have more to do with the rising of the sea levels in the Adriatic than with Venice sinking into its own foundations. One proposed solution is to lift the city to a greater height above sea level by pumping water into the soil underneath the island city.

Lubang Akibat Meteor

Impact craters are formed when a meteoroid, asteroid or comet crashes into a planet or a moon. All the inner bodies in our solar system have been heavily bombarded by meteoroids throughout their history. This bombardment is clearly visible on the surfaces of the Moon, Mars and Mercury for example. On the Earth, however impact craters are continually erased by erosion or transformed by tectonics over time.

Still, almost 170 terrestrial impact craters have been identified on our planet. These range in diameter from a few tens of meters up to about 300 km (186 miles), and they range in age from recent times to more than two billion years. The impact craters featured on this list are relatively small and young making them easier to spot. An example of a large and old impact crater is the Chicxulub crater with a diameter of 180 kilometers (110 miles). The impact that formed this famous crater is thought to have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago.

Kaali Crater

Around 660 BCE, a meteor entered the earth�s atmosphere, broke up into at least 9 pieces, and impacted the Baltic island of Saaremaa with the force of a Hiroshima-type atomic bomb. Some of the craters later filled with groundwater but retain their characteristic circular shape as they were formed long after Ice Age glaciers retreated. The largest Kaali crater is about 300 ft (100 meters) in diameter and is filled with groundwater, the level of which varies with the seasons.

The Kaali event may have impacted more than just the land; hints of what must have been a terrible human tragedy can be found in ancient Viking and Finnic epic poems as well as in Norse mythology. The main Kaali crater has been called �Holy Lake� and it may have been used in pagan rituals.

Gosses Bluff Crater, Australia

Gosses Bluff crater looks pretty good for its age: about 142 million years! Located in Australia�s Northern Territory, the ruggedly beautiful crater features a central ring of peaks that soar 500 ft (150 m) into the crystal clear Outback skies. A popular tourist destination (but perhaps not for the cruise & cabana set), Gosses Bluff crater can be found about 110 miles west of the town of Alice Springs

The arrival of the Gosses Bluff bolide was the ultimate �Jurassic park�, causing widespread devastation and leaving an impact crater 13.5 miles (22 km) in diameter. Time has left its mark, local climate conditions notwithstanding, and currently the Gosses Bluff crater is �only� 3 miles (5 km) wide.

Lonar Crater Lake, India

One of India�s most famous meteorite impact craters is the Lonar crater lake, located near the town of Sultanpur in India�s Maharashtra state. Measuring just over a mile wide from rim to rim, the crater is partially filled by a salty, alkaline lake 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) in diameter. The Lonar crater was created by the impact of a comet or meteor in the Pleistocene epoch roughly 52,000 years ago

Lonar crater retains much of its original shape and appearance, due in part to the lack of glaciation in that area of India and also the hardness of the volcanic basalts which make up much of the region�s bedrock.

Monturaqui Crater

The Monturaqui Crater is located south of the Salar de Atacama in Chile. The present dimensions of the crater are approximately 460 meter (1,509 feet) in diameter by 34 meter (100 feet) deep. The impact probably occurred about a million years ago. Because of the extreme arid conditions of the area the crater is still clearly visible. By its size and morphology, the Monturaqui crater presents many similarities with the Bonneville crater on Mars explored by the Spirit rover in 2004. Both craters are shallow, the size of the blocks ejected near the crater rim are similar, and both were formed in a volcanic environment.

Roter Kamm Crater

Located in the Namib Desert, Namibia, the Roter Kamm crater is about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) in diameter and is 130 meters (400 feet) deep. It was created by a meteor with a size of a large vehicle about 3.7 million years ago. The crater is clearly visible, but its floor is covered by sand deposits at least 100 meters (300 feet) thick. Combined with the orangey-red color of the Namib Desert the crater gives the impression of a Martian surface rather than that of our own planet.

Tswaing Crater

The Tswaing Crater was created by a chondrite or stony meteorite, some 30 to 50 meter in diameter, that hit the earth about 220,000 years ago. In the center of the crater is a small lake which is filled by a spring and rainwater. Stone tools from the stone age show that the crater was regularly visited by people in order to hunt and collect salt. European settlers named the region Zoutpan (Salt Pan) while the local Tswana tribes call the region Tswaing which means �Place of Salt�.

Pingualuit Crater, Quebec, Canada

Discovered in the mid-1940�s but known to indigenous native people as the �Crystal Eye of Nunavik�, Pingualuit crater is the site of a meteor impact that occurred approximately 1.4 million years ago. The lake that today fills the crater is fed only by rain and snow, resulting in exceptional water purity with a salt content of just 3 ppm (the Great Lakes average 500 ppm).

Formerly known as the New Quebec Crater, Pingualuit crater is located in Quebec�s far northern Ungava peninsula and measures 2.14 miles (3.44 km) in diameter.

Amguid Crater

A relatively young crater, the Amguid Crater is the result of a meteor impact about 100,000 years ago. It is located in a remote area in southwestern Algeria. The perfectly circular meteorite impact crater is 450 meter (1476 feet) in diameter and 30 meter (100 feet) deep. The top of the rim is covered by blocks of sandstones that are several meters in diameter. The center of the crater is flat, and is filled by compacted eolian silts.

Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia

Like Meteor Crater in Arizona, Wolfe Creek crater owes its well-preserved state to both age (around 300,000 years) and the environment of the Australian Outback. Approaching the crater on land, visitors must first climb over the 80 ft (25 meter) high rim before descending to the sand-covered crater floor 165 ft (50 meters) below the rim.

Both oxidized iron meteorite fragments and pieces of impact glass (formed when sand is melted) have been found in the area of the half-mile wide Wolf Creek crater, attesting to its astronomical origins. As well, the center of the crater is dotted with outcroppings of gypsum, a white mineral that holds water and allows for the growth of trees and shrubs in the otherwise inhospitable desert.

Barringer Crater Arizona, USA

Located about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, the 4,000 ft wide and almost 600 ft deep Meteor Crater owes its startlingly lunar aspect to both a relatively young age (about 40,000 years) and the arid climate of the northern Arizona desert in which it is situated. It�s estimated that the mainly nickel-iron Canyon Diablo Meteorite was about about 55 yards (50 meters) in diameter and weighed approximately 150,000 tons.

Meteor Crater is, perhaps surprisingly, privately owned and has remained the property of the Barringer family since 1903. Tourists are charged a $15 entrance fee by Meteor Crater Enterprises and a visitor�s center on the crater rim offers multimedia presentations and a chance to handle meteoric iron fragments found in the area.

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Kawah Meteor Pingualuit

Kawah Meteor Wolfe Creek di Australia Barat

Lubang Akibat Meteor

Kawah Manicouagan

Kawah Meteor Barringer di Arizona US

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Kota Meteor - Nordlingen

Tidal Island

Pulau Pasang adalah pulau yg terbentuk hanya pada saat pasang karena pulau ini akan terhubung dengan daratan utama pada saat surut, dan terpisah pada saat pasang. Berhati hatilah jika berkunjung ke pulau macam ini, karena kalau anda tidak memperhatikan waktu, bisa2 anda harus pulang dengan berenang .... hehehehe

11. Tanah LOT Bali, Indonesia

Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot (literally "Tanah Lot temple") and a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography and general exoticism.
Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in Balinese language Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide. Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.
The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. However, the temple had significant Hindu influence.
At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake purportedly protects the temple, which was created from Nirata�s scarf when he established the island.

10. Enoshima

Enoshima is a small tidal island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan. Part of the city of Fujisawa, it is linked to the the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge and during low tide you can walk to the island on the exposed sandbars. Adjacent to the closest beach to Tokyo and Yokohama, the island and the nearby coast are the hub of a popular resort area. A major attraction on the island is the botanical garden, which was developed by a British merchant in 1880 and attracts over half a million visitors a year.

9. Castle Tioram

Castle Tioram is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Scotland. Though hidden from the sea, the castle controls access to Loch Shiel. The curtain wall is believed to date from the 13th century while the tower and other interior buildings were constructed between the 15th and 17th century. The castle can be reached on foot across the tidal causeway, but there is no access to the interior because of the risk of falling masonry

8. Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England also known as Holy Island. Around 635 AD a monastery was founded on Lindisfarne which became the base for Christian evangelising in the North of England. In 793, a Viking raid on Lindisfarne caused much consternation throughout the Christian west, and is now often taken as the beginning of the Viking Age. A small castle was built here in the 16th century. Today the island is a popular tourist attraction. Visitors wishing to walk between the mainland and the island are urged to keep to the marked path, check tide times and weather carefully, and seek local advice if in doubt.

7. Ko Nang Yuan

Ko Nang Yuan is a small island situated off the northwest coast of Ko Tao. The beautiful island is formed by three separate rocky outcrops interconnected by a long sandy beach. At high tides most of the beach gets submerged, creating three separate tidal islands. Just 10 meters from the shore, the coral reefs and marine life are clearly visible in the transparent blue seas. The island is popular with day trippers. There is also one resort located on the middle island with a full range of facilities.

6. Haji Ali Dargah

The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque located on an islet off the coast of Mumbai. An exquisite example of Indian Islamic architecture, the dargah contains the tomb of Sayed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. The Haji Ali Dargah was constructed in 1431 by a rich Muslim merchant, who gave up all his worldly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. The islet is linked to the city by a narrow causeway, which is nearly a kilometer (0.6 miles) long. As the causeway gets submerged during the high tides the dargah is accessible only during low tide. This walk on the causeway, with the sea on both sides, is one of the highlights of a trip to the shrine.

5. St Michael's Mount

St Michael�s Mount is a tidal island located 366 meters off the Mount�s Bay coast of Cornwall, in south-western England. It is united with the mainland by a man-made causeway, passable only at mid to low tide, made of granite setts. The chapel of St Michael, a 15th century building, has an embattled tower, in one angle of which is a small turret, which served for the guidance of ships. Some studies indicate that any rise in ocean waters as well as existing natural erosion would put some of the Cornwall coast at risk, including St. Michael�s Mount.

4. Jindo and Modo

Jindo and Modo are two islands located in the southwest of South Korea. Two times a year a natural causeway opens due to extremely low tides, connecting the islands for a period of one hour. The causeway is almost 3 kilometers (2 miles) long, and over 40 meters (120 feet) wide. A festival (the Jindo Sea-parting festival or Jindo Moses Miracle) is dedicated to this natural wonder and people from all around the world attend every year. On each of these days, visitors and tourists from each island traditionally walk to the middle of the causeway to meet one another and celebrate.

3. Eilean Donan

Eilean Donan is a small tidal island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge and lies about half a mile from the village of Dornie. The island is dominated by a picturesque medieval castle. The original castle was built in the early 13th century as a defense against the Vikings. Today, the castle is one of the most photographed monuments in Scotland and a popular venue for weddings and film locations. It has appeared in such films as Highlander and The World Is Not Enough.

2. Sveti Stefan

Sveti Stefan is a seaside resort in western Montenegro, on the Budva Riviera. In the 15th century the island was a small fishermen�s village. In the 1950s the last residents of the village were evicted, and Sveti Stefan was transformed into a luxury town-hotel. The streets, walls, roofs and facades of the buildings were preserved, while the interior of the building were transformed to offer the most modern luxury hotel comfort. Among its guests were Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Kirk Douglas and Claudia Schiffer. It fell into decline during the breakup of the former Yugoslav federation. In 2007 a Singapore based luxury resort operator won a contract to lease Sveti Stefan for a 30 year period. The island was subsequently closed and extensive renovations began with plans to re-open in 2009.

1. Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint Michel is a small tidal island located just off the coast of the northern French region of Normandy. The island is best known as the site of the spectacular and well-preserved Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Michel at the peak of the rocky island, surrounded by the winding streets and convoluted architecture of the medieval town. In 1067, the monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel gave its support to duke William of Normandy in his claim to the throne of England. It was rewarded with properties and grounds on the English side of the Channel, including a small island, which, modeled after the Mount, became a Norman priory named St Michael�s Mount. With tides that can vary greatly the mount can still pose dangers for visitors who avoid the causeway and attempt the hazardous walk across the sands from the neighboring coast.

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