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Sunday, 29 November 2015
There were just two more stops on this Smithsonian Journeys trip to Australia and New Zealand and both were on the North Island.. I had not previously been to the North Island so I was curious to see just how different it was from the South.Leaving Queenstown we got a great view of Lake Wakatipu. At 50 miles long, it is New Zealand's longest lake and one of the deepest at 1,250 feet. The mountains around the lake (center) are known as The Remarkables.These are the Canterbury Plains south of [...]
Niijima, the new volcanic island that first appeared about 600 miles south of Japan continues to grow. Now it is about 13.8 acres in size with a maximum elevation of about 80
The Mulanje district in the Southern Region of Malawi is known for its tea growing industry and for Mount Mulanje which is one of the highest peaks in Southern Africa. The soils, climatic conditions and sloping ground of the area around the impressive Mount Mulanje are well suited to the tea crop that supports up to 10,000 smallholder farmers. The temperatures in Malawi are however rising steadily, and more frequent droughts and floods are affecting more and more people. A rising number of [...]
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