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  • Nueva Venecia

    Published on December 5, 2007
    2 Placemarks

    Fishing village on the water in Colombia.

  • Rally Dakar 2008 (cancelled!)

    Published on December 5, 2007
    16 Placemarks | 1 Comment

    Race Track of the Rally Dakar (formerly known as “The Paris Dakar Rally”). It’s an off-road endurance race open for amateurs and professionals. There are three vehicle classes: motorcycles, automobiles and trucks. Originally in the 1970s when the rally was invented the route started in Paris (France) and ended in Dakar (Senegal). Now there are…

  • Schafbergbahn

    Published on December 4, 2007
    6 Placemarks

    Zahnradbahn von St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee hinauf auf den Schafberg (1.783 m). Eröffnung der Strecke war im Jahr 1893.

  • Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn

    Published on December 4, 2007
    4 Placemarks

    Die erste Bergbahn Europas befindet sich in der Schweiz und fährt von Vitznau (Vierwaldstädtersee) bis Rigi Kulm (1752m). Im September 1869 begann der Bau dieser Eisenbahnstrecke.

  • Air & Style 2007

    Published on December 3, 2007
    1 Placemark

    The biggest European snowboard contest in the Olympic Stadium in Munich: December 1, 2007 Display "Snowboard Crazy Jumps & Trixx !!!" from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display content from YouTube

  • Kuriose Ortsnamen

    Published on December 2, 2007
    58 Placemarks

    Hier sind einige zum Teil wirklich kuriose Ortsnamen verzeichnet: Bsp. Hell (Norwegen), Boring Road (Oregon), Pee Road (Hawaii), Loveland (Colorado), Batman (Türkei), … Wer möchte schon gerne in Tuntenhausen (Bayern) oder in Fucking (Oberösterreich) wohnen?

  • Skurriles & Kurioses

    Published on December 2, 2007
    10 Placemarks

    Dieser Artikel zeigt ein paar kuriose Dinge und Schauplätze, die es wirklich gibt 😉

  • The Bermuda Triangle

    Published on December 1, 2007
    4 Placemarks

    Area of the mysterious “Triangle” in the Atlantic Ocean where several airplanes and ships have disappeared.

  • Countries crossed by the Equator

    Published on November 30, 2007
    15 Placemarks

    The equator (Latitude = 0°) divides the earth in a Northern and Southern hemisphere. The length of the Earth’s equator is 40,075.0 km / 24,901.5 miles. The equator passes through 14 countries: São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, Kiribati, Baker Island, Ecuador,…

  • Countries crossed by the Prime Meridian

    Published on November 30, 2007
    10 Placemarks

    The Prime Meridian (Longitude = 0°) passes through the following countries: United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Antarctica. Related entries: Prime Meridian https://www.glotter.com/globetrotter/prime-meridian Countries crossed by the equator https://www.glotter.com/globetrotter/countries-crossed-by-the-equator

  • The world’s largest moose

    Published on November 30, 2007
    1 Placemark

    Aka “The Trojan Moose” is a plan to build a restaurant, concert hall and conference center inside a wooden moose. It is located in Sweden on top of Vithatten mountain. Display "The world's biggest elk/moose" from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display content from YouTube

  • Prime Meridian

    Published on November 30, 2007
    3 Placemarks

    The Prime Meridian (Longitude = 0°) and the opposite 180th meridian (Longitude = 180°), which the International Date Line follows, divide the earth in a Eastern and Western hemisphere. It was established by Sir George Airy in 1851 and was determined as the international standard at the International Meridian Conference (Washington, D.C.) in October 1884.…