Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Great Greenland




Yesterday I flew in from D.C. because on my flight from the Amazon the plane needed fuel. Shortly after would I started taking photo’s and collecting information, so far I have concluded that there are a lot of species of whales in and around Greenland. And At times it can be very dark and at other times very bright, for example in Qaanaaq, the sun doesn't rise for a whole three months. Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Also there are not a lot of locals and I think tourism must be there biggest industry. I did one of the local activities, hiking. It was one of the short hikes and but I still saw some of the great and wondrous things in Greenland. Like the ice caps and other magnificent sites, I also took this picture.
Next Mountains.

Monday, October 27, 2008

The Amazing Amazon

I just got to Manaus last night and have been studying this combination of two environments(Rainforest and River) since. So far I have discovered some of the amazing and interesting facts about the amazon, here are some. It is longer than the east to west coast of Australia, because it floods the land around it is supremely fertile and therefore is luscious in plant life. Underneath the huge forest is a massive amount of fauna and also inside the river, but you have to watch out for the large predators. All in all it is a wonderful place with substantial geographical value.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

It's Tundra time

Now I am traveling to a tundra environment. This tundra climate is quite cold, and I can't really understand what most of the people say. There was a museum that had a lot of infomation about Nadym I i've listed it below.
Nadym is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, situated on the Nadym River. It is the administrative center of Nadymsky District. It has a Population 45,943, but it had seven thousand more people 13 years ago.
The origin of the name is unknown. One of the most likely versions is that it derives from the Nenets word nyaidem, which translates into English as "mossy place".
The main enterprise of the town is Nadymgazprom, which makes 40% of the total output of gas production in Russia, so it is a known town. There are also several large building companies.
In the school of Nadym is a museum of Tanya Savicheva. Nadym is the nearest town to the point of greatest eclipse for the solar eclipse of August 1, 2008.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Jolly Joy it's Jamaica



You saw that last time I was at Death Valley, Nevada. After the valley I walked and swam to Jamaica and at Jamaica I had a look at some of the coral and coasts there. The main one I looked at was Perdo Bank. Originally known as La Vibora (the Viper), Pedro Bank was once a busy and treacherous shipping passage used by seafaring Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.


The shallow reefs, rocks and shoals laid out in the shape of a gigantic serpent led Spanish mariners to give the area its fiendish name. Archaeologists estimate there are over 300 shipwrecks on the Bank, each of which fell victim in one way or another to La Vibora. Today the Bank is known for its economic and cultural importance.

Here is a picture I took while I was in a hellicoppter.








Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Deadly Death valley


Death Valley is a huge derest land and is the hottest, dryest and lowest part of U.S.A. It also is home to a native american tribe, the Timbisha tribe.
The depth and shape of Death Valley influence its summer temperatures. The valley is a long, narrow basin 85.5 m (282 feet) below sea level, yet is walled by high, steep mountain ranges. The clear, dry air and sparse plant cover allow sunlight to heat the desert surface. Heat radiates back from the rocks and soil, then becomes trapped in the valley's depths.

Monday, October 20, 2008

My adventure

Hello follows
During the next two weeks I am going to explore the environments of the world. Here is a list of the environments
coasts
coral reefs
desert
grasslands
mountains
polar lands
rainforests
rivers
tundra
wetlands