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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-16 09:17:29
The Great Crack is an 8-mile (13 km) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide and 60 feet (18 m) deep fissure in the island of Hawaii, in the district of Kaʻū.]]> The Great Crack
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2010-11-16 09:17:29
The Great Crack is an 8-mile (13 km) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide and 60 feet (18 m) deep fissure in the island of Hawaii, in the district of Kaʻū.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-great-crack/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-great-crack/ Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:17:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-great-crack/ 19.23077000 -155.41986100 <![CDATA[Furlo Pass]]> Furlo Pass
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By: giove
@ 2010-09-01 13:04:07
The Furlo Pass (Italian: Gola del Furlo or Passo del Furlo) is a gorge on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia in the Marche region of central Italy, where it passes near the Candigliano river, an affluence of the Metauro.
The gorge was formed between the Pietralata (889 m) and Paganuccio (976 m) Mounts by the waters of the Candigliano, which, until in 1922 a dam, ran at high speed in the area. Since 2001 it is included into a State Natural Reserve with the same name.
The Roman emperor Vespasian had a gallery built here to facilitate passage on the Via Flaminia in the narrowest point of the gorge (hence the name, from the Latina forulum, meaning "small hole"); next to it, is a similar but smaller hole of Etruscan times. The gallery has a length of 38.30 meters and a height of 5.95 meters. During the Gothic Wars (6th century), the Ostrogoth King Totila had the pass fortified, but his troops were ousted by the Roman general Belisarius. The Lombards conquered the pass between 570 and 578, and destroyed the fortifications.
In the 1930, a profile of Benito Mussolini was sculpted on the slopes of Pietralata Mount, which was destroyed by partisans during World War II. In the 1980s, traffic in the Furlo gallery was bypassed by the construction of two highway galliers.]]> Furlo Pass
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By: giove
@ 2010-09-01 13:04:07
The Furlo Pass (Italian: Gola del Furlo or Passo del Furlo) is a gorge on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia in the Marche region of central Italy, where it passes near the Candigliano river, an affluence of the Metauro.
The gorge was formed between the Pietralata (889 m) and Paganuccio (976 m) Mounts by the waters of the Candigliano, which, until in 1922 a dam, ran at high speed in the area. Since 2001 it is included into a State Natural Reserve with the same name.
The Roman emperor Vespasian had a gallery built here to facilitate passage on the Via Flaminia in the narrowest point of the gorge (hence the name, from the Latina forulum, meaning "small hole"); next to it, is a similar but smaller hole of Etruscan times. The gallery has a length of 38.30 meters and a height of 5.95 meters. During the Gothic Wars (6th century), the Ostrogoth King Totila had the pass fortified, but his troops were ousted by the Roman general Belisarius. The Lombards conquered the pass between 570 and 578, and destroyed the fortifications.
In the 1930, a profile of Benito Mussolini was sculpted on the slopes of Pietralata Mount, which was destroyed by partisans during World War II. In the 1980s, traffic in the Furlo gallery was bypassed by the construction of two highway galliers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furlo-pass/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furlo-pass/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:04:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furlo-pass/ 43.64893200 12.73392700 <![CDATA[Geothermal Power Plant]]> Geothermal Power Plant
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Geothermal Power Plant
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By: KRL
@ 2007-11-29 09:48:19
Navy 1; Coso Hot Springs, China Lake. Surface pipelines from wells visible. Two other operational plants and one under construction to the south. Link to more info.]]> Geothermal Power Plant
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Geothermal Power Plant
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By: KRL
@ 2007-11-29 09:48:19
Navy 1; Coso Hot Springs, China Lake. Surface pipelines from wells visible. Two other operational plants and one under construction to the south. Link to more info.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/geothermal-power-plant/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/geothermal-power-plant/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:48:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/geothermal-power-plant/ 36.03726600 -117.79739500 <![CDATA[2004-12-26 - Tsunami Damage]]> 2004-12-26 - Tsunami Damage
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2004-12-26 - Tsunami Damage
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By: AlejoHausner
@ 2007-02-07 15:36:10
Pottuvil, in South-Eastern Sri Lanka.]]> 2004-12-26 - Tsunami Damage
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2004-12-26 - Tsunami Damage
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By: AlejoHausner
@ 2007-02-07 15:36:10
Pottuvil, in South-Eastern Sri Lanka.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2004-12-26-tsunami-damage/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2004-12-26-tsunami-damage/ Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:36:10 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2004-12-26-tsunami-damage/ 6.86780300 81.84125700 <![CDATA[Giant Whirlpool beneath the Golden Gate Bridge]]> Giant Whirlpool beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
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Giant Whirlpool beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-10-16 21:50:04]]> Giant Whirlpool beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
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Giant Whirlpool beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
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By: Pdunn
@ 2006-10-16 21:50:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-whirlpool-beneath-the-golden-gate-bridge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-whirlpool-beneath-the-golden-gate-bridge/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:50:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giant-whirlpool-beneath-the-golden-gate-bridge/ 37.81704600 -122.47487300 <![CDATA[San Andreas Fault]]> San Andreas Fault
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San Andreas Fault
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-21 13:46:33]]> San Andreas Fault
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San Andreas Fault
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-06-21 13:46:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-andreas-fault/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-andreas-fault/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:46:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/san-andreas-fault/ 35.18548900 -119.73346700 <![CDATA[Reel Foot Lake in Tennessee]]> Reel Foot Lake in Tennessee
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Reel Foot Lake in Tennessee
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By: LanternBearer
@ 2006-02-01 19:32:05
This is a natural lake. It is the result of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquake. It is quite near the Mississippi River meander that created the nearby isolated bit of land that is physically cut off from the rest of KY.]]> Reel Foot Lake in Tennessee
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Reel Foot Lake in Tennessee
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By: LanternBearer
@ 2006-02-01 19:32:05
This is a natural lake. It is the result of the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquake. It is quite near the Mississippi River meander that created the nearby isolated bit of land that is physically cut off from the rest of KY.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reel-foot-lake-in-tennessee/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reel-foot-lake-in-tennessee/ Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:32:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/reel-foot-lake-in-tennessee/ 36.41824300 -89.38442200 <![CDATA[Juan de Fuca Plate]]> Juan de Fuca Plate
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Juan de Fuca Plate
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-12-06 17:12:19
The small Juan de Fuca Plate, on the northwest coast of the United States, is one of the few remnants of the ancient Farallon Plate, which has almost completely subducted under the North and South American plates.]]> Juan de Fuca Plate
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-12-06 17:12:19
The small Juan de Fuca Plate, on the northwest coast of the United States, is one of the few remnants of the ancient Farallon Plate, which has almost completely subducted under the North and South American plates.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/juan-de-fuca-plate/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/juan-de-fuca-plate/ Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:12:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/juan-de-fuca-plate/ 45.58329000 -126.69433600 <![CDATA[Scotia Plate]]> Scotia Plate
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Scotia Plate
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-12-06 16:59:51
From this high up, with proper enhancement (see thumbnail), the tectonic plate known as Scotia Plate can be seen in its entirety. The eastern sliver of the visible boundary is the South Sandwich Microplate, containing the South Sandwich Islands (just west of the visible trench). These two plates are actually pulling apart from each other, with the Sandwich plate subducting under the much larger South American Plate.]]> Scotia Plate
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Scotia Plate
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-12-06 16:59:51
From this high up, with proper enhancement (see thumbnail), the tectonic plate known as Scotia Plate can be seen in its entirety. The eastern sliver of the visible boundary is the South Sandwich Microplate, containing the South Sandwich Islands (just west of the visible trench). These two plates are actually pulling apart from each other, with the Sandwich plate subducting under the much larger South American Plate.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scotia-plate/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scotia-plate/ Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:59:51 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/scotia-plate/ -58.17070200 -45.79101600 <![CDATA[Marianas Trench]]> Marianas Trench
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Marianas Trench
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-07-28 13:36:09
Deepest point in the Earth's seas. Guam and Saipan (both U.S. territories) are visible inside the curve just west of the trench.]]> Marianas Trench
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Marianas Trench
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-07-28 13:36:09
Deepest point in the Earth's seas. Guam and Saipan (both U.S. territories) are visible inside the curve just west of the trench.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marianas-trench/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marianas-trench/ Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:36:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marianas-trench/ 16.26306200 144.25310300