The indigenous inhabitants of the Black Sea, the bottlenose dolphins, have been settling the area for about 10,000 years ago when neither Russians, nor Ukrainians, nor even more Tatars have ever heard of. According to geneticists, the Black Sea bottlenose dolphins have been living…
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In the north-eastern most region of Russia, they have a saying “God is a long way up there, but Moscow is even further away” that is true in so many respects. Isolated, uncrowded, and strikingly beautiful, the Russian Far East is extraordinarily far from Russia’s major population centers in…
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“The sea is our field” is a popular old saying among a group of northern Russians who became known as Pomors. This saying captures the identity expressed in this far northern extreme of Russian settlement. Russian identity is traditionally linked to cereal agriculture and to steppe landscapes. The term Pomors …
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Through monitoring from Google Earth, Mururoa (or Moruroa), located in French Polynesia in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,125 km southeast of Tahiti can be seen half blurred. The atoll possessed strange form where it had half of its censored area…
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Stretched out across the Pacific Ocean forming a gorgeous necklace, is a world-famous tropical paradise of the Marshall Islands. Officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), this Micronesian located north of the equator between Hawaii and Australia…
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Sannikov Land was one of the greatest myths of Arctic geography and remaining fascinating to this day. Yakov Sannikov was the first one to report the island’s existence in 1810. Sannikov was …
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Located in the Yucatan Peninsula – a Central American nation with a Caribbean vibe – Belize is bordered by Mexico in the north and Guatemala to the west. This tiny country is only 14,270 square miles wide. But aside from its small size, Belize is home to the largest barrier reef in…
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Tucked away at the corner of the Indian Ocean, with glittering turquoise waters and bordered by ancient jungle. The tiny secluded islands of Andaman with its sun-toasted beaches are far-flung and one perfect escape. Till today, this jewel of Indian Ocean has sustained the raw…
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Jellyfish have been around for at least 500 million years, older than dinosaurs and even trees. Over millions of years, they and other plants and animals evolved into precisely calibrated and balanced parts of an ecological tapestry. As humans continue to disrupt these interdependent…
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Long ago, the ocean was prohibited territory. Freediving puts public into a state where all of a sudden people realize how important and crucial it is to save it, be a part of it and not destroy it. That was the elemental message the movie “Dolphin Man” was trying to deliver. Nearly three years …
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A virgin nature in all its might, Lake Baikal is a destination packed with jaw-dropping scenery, ancient mysteries, and natural wonders. Located in a remote corner of southeastern Siberia near the Mongolian border, this huge lake in the shape of a crescent stretching from southwest to northeast…
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