Showing posts with label world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Top 10 Most Beautiful Ports in the World
Some ports are too busy but they are surely among the ports of the most progressive countries in the world. Some ports are uniquely beautiful due to their strategic location and systematic maintenance.
Here are the most beautiful ports from around the world.
1.) Port of Montreal – Canada 
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Port of Montreal is not just beautiful; it is the world’s largest inland port too and the 2nd busiest port of Canada. This port is located in Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It is also the entry point to other major cities such as Toronto, Detroit and Cleveland and handles 26 million tonnes of cargo annually.
2.) Port of Kobe – Japan 
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Another beautiful port is the Port of Kobe in Kobe, Osaka, Japan. This maritime port is located at a foothill of the range of Mount Rokko.
3.) Port of Barcelona – Spain 
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The beautiful Port of Barcelona is one of the oldest ports in the world. Its name in Spanish is Puerto de Barcelona and has a 2000-year history. This port with great commercial importance to the country is Catalonia’s largest port and the 9th largest container port in Europe with a trade volume of 2.57 million TEUs in 2008.
4.) Port of Miami – USA 
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The Port of Miami is the largest cruise ship port in the world and is the headquarters of many of the largest cruise companies in the world. This lucrative port is located in Biscayne Bayon Dodge Island in Miami, Florida, USA. The port is connected to Downtown Miami by Pot Boulevard, a bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway.
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As of 2011, the Port of Miami accounts for 176,000 jobs and has an annual economic impact in Miami of $18 billion. It is the 11th largest cargo container port in the United States. In 2010, a record 4.33 million passengers traveled through the Port of Miami. One in seven of all the world’s cruise passengers start from Miami
5.) Port of Vancouver – Canada
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Another beautiful port located in Canada is the Port of Vancouver. By metric tons of total cargo, it was named the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America with 76.5 million metric tons.
6.) Visakhapatnam Port – India 
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Visakhapatnam Port is a beautiful port located in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. Beautiful virgin beaches can be found near this port.
7.) Port of Hamburg – Germany 
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The Port of Hamburg is located on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany. It is named Germanys "Gateway to the World" and is the largest port in Germany. This port is the2nd busiest port in Europe in terms of cargo tonnage and 11th-largest worldwide.
8.) Port of Dover – United Kingdom
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The beautiful Port of Dover is located in Dover, England, UK. It is one of the largest passenger ports in Europe with 14 million travelers, 2.1 million Lorries, 2.8 million cars and motorcycles and 86,000 coaches passing through it each year. The port claims to be the worlds busiest passenger port.
9.) Port of Piraeus – Italy 
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The Port of Piraeus is located in Piraeus, a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece. The port lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.
10.) Port Of Hilo – USA
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The captivating Port of Hilo is a cargo port in Hilo Bay, Hilo, Hawaii. The city, where the port is situated, is the second-largest CDP in Hawaii and the largest settlement on the island of Hawaii.
See also
- World’s Largest and Longest Water Vessels
- First-Class and Unique Airports of the World
- Unique and World Class Airports
Monday, March 9, 2015
Types of Lightning and Beautiful Places in the World in Lightning Parade
Most People are not actually afraid of lightning. They just tend to be scared because of the quivering and shivering thunder.
Lightning are spectacular scenario when captured on camera but in reality lightning are dangerous, lightning kill.
Lightning are spectacular scenario when captured on camera but in reality lightning are dangerous, lightning kill.
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Lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs anywhere else in the world. A leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 220,000 km/h and can reach temperature approaching 30,000 °C, hot enough to fuse silica sand into glass channels known as fulgurites. There are approximately 16 million lightning storms in the world every year.
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This is a magnificent view of lightning from Atlanta City in Georgia Atlanta
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This awesome moment which was captured in camera showcases a lightning that strikes near India Gate, New Delhi Delhi
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This amazing photo shows a lightning that strikes during the eruption of the Galunggung, Volcano , Indonesia
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During volcanic eruptions, volcanic material thrust high into the atmosphere can trigger lightning Volcanic Lightning or Dirty Thunderstorm. The best example is the picture taken during the eruption of Mount Rinjani in Lombok , Indonesia
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This photo depicts a lightning striking Sucha Hora transmitter as seen from Banska Bystrica , Slovakia
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The above photo that shows a double lightning is taken from a balcony during a storm in Glyfada-Athens , Greece
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This spectacular photo of lightning which was photographed in Victoria , Australia
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This amusing photo of lightning is another example of a cloud-to-cloud lightning was photographed in Swifts Creek , Australia
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This type of lightning is called Heat Lightning. It was photographed near Louisville , Kentucky
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A lightning strikes southwest of Darwin , NT , Australia
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This impressive photo of lightning was photographed in Toronto , Canada
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The photo shows a lightning striking the Eiffel Tower
. It was taken in 1902. This is one of the earliest photographs of lightning in an urban setting.
The different types of naturally occurring lightning:
a.) Cloud-to-ground Lightning
-Bead Lightning
It is a type of cloud-to-ground lightning which is characterized by a bolt that breaks into dotted lines as it fades.
-Staccato Lightning
It is a cloud to ground lightning strike which is a short-duration stroke that appears as a single very bright flash
and often has considerable branching.
and often has considerable branching.-Ribbon Lightning
It is viewed as parallel streaks of light.
-Forked Lightning
It is a type of lightning in which visible branches are present.
b.) Cloud-to-cloud Lightning
-Sheet Lightning
It is an informally applied name to cloud-to-cloud lightning that exhibits a diffuse brightening of the surface of a cloud caused by the actual discharge
path being hidden
path being hidden-Heat Lightning
It is a common name for a lightning flash that appears to produce no thunder because it occurs too far away for the thunder to be heard.
c.) Ground-to-cloud Lightning
Ground-to-cloud lightning is a lightning discharge between the ground and a cumulonimbus cloud
initiated by an upward-moving leader stroke.
initiated by an upward-moving leader stroke.d.) Upper-atmospheric Lightning
-Blue Jets
It is a cone-shaped burst that spring forth from the center of a thunderstorm.
-Elves Lightning
These are bursts of light shaped like a doughnut or saucer.
-Red Sprites
This is characterized as a dim, reddish-colored burst.
e.) Ball Lightning
Its appearance is like a fiery glowing ball
which is usually in red, yellow, or orange which floats several feet above the ground.
which is usually in red, yellow, or orange which floats several feet above the ground.f.) Triggered Lightning
-Dirty Thunderstorm
A Dirty Thunderstorm occurs when lightning is produced in a volcanic plume
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.See also other spectacular phenomena
- 11 Historic Events That Created the World’s Largest Mushroom Clouds
- Quick Facts About the Polar
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