Wednesday, June 16, 2010

'These are five of my favorite places in the wolrd'

How do you feel?





Hengam Island

Hengam Island is located at south of Qeshm Island and in the Persian Gulf. Hengam Island is 36.6 km wide with the truncated cone shape. The island is generally Calcareous and generally low lying. The highest point on the island is Nakas Mountain that is about 106 meters. The distance between Hengam Island and Qeshm Island is about 2 km through the sea.


The primary economic activity is fishing, though there is some tourism and sightseeing on the island. The main sights of Hengam are the English harbor buildings along with the coal storage. Along the Island, the Portuguese ship wrecks can be seen. From the beach, many aquatic animals such as turtles, dolphins, corals, and sharks can be seen

Lake Baikal
(Russian: о́зеро Байка́л Ozero Baykal, pronounced [ˈozʲɪrə bʌjˈkɑl]; Buryat: Байгал нуур Baygal nuur, meaning "nature lake") is the world's second most voluminous lake, after the Caspian Sea. It is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world with an average depth of 744.4 m (2,442 ft) and contains a total of roughly 20% of the world's surface fresh water. Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia (between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, near the city of Irkutsk), the body of water is also known as the "Pearl of Siberia".