Category: Europe
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Elephant Rock -Heimaey – Vestmannaeyjar – Iceland
Heimaey is the largest and is the only one of the islands that is inhabited. The island was first settled in 930 A.D., although some sources (with evidence supporting) claim that fishing village had been established there 300 years earlier and that, by that time, Irish monks had already been to Heimaey, too.
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Mount Aetna – Favourite Volcanos
Mount Aetna is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world. Etna covers an area of some 600 square miles (1,600 square km) upon the eastern coast of Sicily offers a colorful picture with its snow-covered peaks, the orchards, vineyards and orange groves at its base and forests on its slopes.
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Urbex News: COVID-19 Impacted Sites Provide a Haunting Reminder of the Pandemic’s Effects
The urbex movement – “urbex” being a portmanteau of urban and exploration, took off exponentially during the Covid-19 pandemic as adventurers made vlogs out of exploring the diminishing cities from every possible angle. The activity presents various risks, including both physical danger and, if done illegally and/or without permission, the possibility of arrest and punishment but it is a…
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Fantastic Rocks and Where to Find Them – Polyliths
There are many thousands of stone megaliths discovered in almost every country in Europe, from Scotland to Italy. Based on the analysis, the first megaliths were typically found in a coastal region or on islands. They only emerged inland at a much later date, suggesting that the practice initially developed on coastal areas. This is…
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Elephant Rock -Heimaey – Vestmannaeyjar – Iceland
The Westman Islands also known as Vestmannaeyjar, were formed in a series of volcanic eruptions occurring under sea level. This is quite common in Iceland and its surrounding areas as the island is located right at the schism between two continental plates. Subsequently, there’s a lot of earthquakes and eruptions. Heimaey is the largest and…
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