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#Islands

Nevis Island
3 days ago

Ah, the #Caribbean: The sea and the many #islands strewn throughout the sea often seem like the ideal getaway destinations. But when Caribbean #HurricaneSeason hits, it’s anything but the best time to visit the Caribbean. https://tinyurl.com/2p8cvche

Ah, the #Caribbean: The sea and the many #islands strewn throughout the sea often seem like the ideal getaway destinations. But when Caribbean #HurricaneSeason hits, it’s anything but the best time to visit the Caribbean. https://tinyurl.com/2p8cvche
Ilan Kelman
5 days ago

"Islander Activisms and Resistances: Any Role for Resiliences and Vulnerabilities?"
https://doi.org/10.24564/0002019687
Free to download from the "Okinawan Journal of Island Studies".

#IslandStudies #islands #islands #vulnerability #resilience #resistance #activism #PhotoEssay

Atlas Obscura
1 week ago
Kick Off Summer With 7 Unique Beach Reads About the Beach
Kick Off Summer With 7 Unique Beach Reads About the Beach

Eilean Dà Bharr.

Loch Chille Chiarain, Ceann Tìre.
Davaar, Campbeltown.

#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Kintyre #Campbeltown #Islands #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Scotland

Eilean Dà Bharr, Ceann Tìre.
Miguel Dante
2 weeks ago

As #Popocatepetl, #Etna, #Merapi & #Nyamuragira #volcanoes threaten #population centers in #Mexico, #Italy, Indonesia & #Congo, #eruption alerts raised on #Colombia's #Nevado del #Ruiz, #Alaska's #Aleutian #Islands, #Chile's #Maule & many, many others: https://bit.ly/43oVWxq

Backpack and Snorkel
3 weeks ago

#Moorea is one of the most popular #islands in French #Polynesia for good reason. It has beautiful white sand #beaches with #turquoise water, good #swimming and #snorkeling and there is a lot to see and do in Moorea. How did you like it?
https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Moorea/

Michael Marten
3 weeks ago

I wonder if the ferry names should be “Delayed” and “Cancelled”? These seem to be some of the most frequently used terms by CalMac (frontline staff, needless to say, are great).
#CalMac #ferry #ferries #islands

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/cmal-reveal-new-names-for-islay-ferries-decided-by-public-vote?utm_source=app

Kee Hinckley
1 month ago

I spun the dial on my phone and chose a photo near where it stopped for tonight’s shot.

A cluster of lily pads sit in front of some rocks and logs in Horseshoe Lake on Blakely Island, Washington State, US

#photos #lakes #islands #BlakelyIsland #SanJuans

A cluster of green lily pads sit in front of some rocks and old grey logs in Horseshoe Lake on Blakely Island,  Washington State, US
Atlas Obscura
1 month ago
Dedicated scientists are going to extremes to save this rare plant from extinction.
This Mauritius Palm Is the Last of Its Kind in the Wild
Stuart D Neilson
1 month ago

"#Ireland will present “In Search of Hy-Brasil” at the 18th International #Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. The pavilion sets out to explore #diverse cultures, communities, and experiences of Ireland’s #remote #islands in the search for new ways of inhabiting the world. A team of five architects has been selected as the curators of the exhibition: Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen, and Joseph Mackey."
https://www.archdaily.com/1000655/learning-resilience-the-irish-pavilion-explores-the-culture-of-remote-islands-at-the-2023-venice-architecture-biennale

Atlas Obscura
1 month ago

Songo Mnara Ruins in Tanzania

Mosques carved from coral and dozens of well-preserved stone structures fill this 500-year-old Swahili trading center.
Songo Mnara Ruins

Backpack and Snorkel
1 month ago

#Moorea is one of the most popular #islands in French #Polynesia for good reason. It has beautiful white sand #beaches with #turquoise water, good #swimming and #snorkeling and there is a lot to see and do in Moorea. How did you like it? https://ift.tt/Qd9EUHu

Atlas Obscura
1 month ago
How far would you go to find the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the United States?
Podcast: Moose Boulder
Atlas Obscura
1 month ago

Catacombs of Milos in Milos, Greece

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.
Catacombs of Milos

yaracroft
1 month ago

🇸🇪 Den 23 mars 2023 utsattes företaget Careium, som levererar och ansvarar för drift av trygghetslarm till Piteå (pitea.se) kommun, och 149 andra kommuner i Sverige, för en cyberattack som slog ut larmen ( via @ValeryMarchive ) #sweden #city #kommun #islands #municipality #inlets #tourism #citizens #threats #kommuns #suede #informatique

https://www.pitea.se/press/Aktuellt/Invanare/Omsorg-och-stod/ny-information-om-personuppgiftincident/

Tim Richards
2 months ago

Want to buy an island? Cc @simonvarwell
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An untouched Scottish island is available for $280,000. But there’s a catch

#Scotland #UK #Islands https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/an-untouched-scottish-island-is-available-for-280-000-but-there-s-a-catch-20230424-p5d2st.html

Reiner Lemoine Institut
2 months ago

🏝️ RLI is founding member of
#Islands Innovation's new Academic Council.

This helps us to disseminate #research results in the field of #energy supply for islands. Especially the exchange with and feedback from local stakeholders is important for us to develop methods and #tools that enable #sustainable energy supply or #transport systems on islands

We are happy to be part of it!

🙌 ☀️ 🥳

Read more 👉 https://reiner-lemoine-institut.de/en/island-innovation/

Logo von Island Innovation auf grauem Hintergrund.
Nevis Island
2 months ago

#Nevis, a six-minute water taxi ride from the #Caribbean island of #StKitts, has a slo-mo vibe (together, the two #islands form a small country). https://tinyurl.com/yc7hjefa

#Nevis, a six-minute water taxi ride from the #Caribbean island of #StKitts, has a slo-mo vibe (together, the two #islands form a small country). https://tinyurl.com/yc7hjefa
Atlas Obscura
2 months ago

On Antarctica's Vega Island, a Grinning Skull Is the Face of Climate Change

Satellite imagery recently captured a dramatic view of shrinking glaciers and snow cover on the remote island.
On Antarctica's Vega Island, a Grinning Skull Is the Face of Climate Change

Backpack and Snorkel
2 months ago

#Moorea is one of the most popular #islands in French #Polynesia for good reason. It has beautiful white sand #beaches with #turquoise water, good #swimming and #snorkeling and there is a lot to see and do in Moorea. How did you like it? https://ift.tt/XR3aiH2

Benjamin Hennig
2 months ago

Would you like to become a Master in #Islands and #Sustainability 🏝️🌱? Join us! ✅ Applications are still open for self-funded candidates for the 2023 intake in the ISLANDS MSc📝 Apply until 1 May 2023 ⏰ on https://islandsmaster.eu 👩‍💻
🇳🇱 🇮🇸 🇬🇷 🇪🇸 🇪🇺
@geography

Last night, I figured out the offending Placemarks. EcoRegion 84c includes two marshy islands In Hempstead Bay: Cinder Island and North Cinder Island. Their boundaries overlap!
https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=1SuOTCXsU735Js3laAh3kpm3OYqF1_XI&hl=en

I can give each its own layer in my Google Map of 84c, export as separate KMLs, then import into iNat as two small Places.

#iNaturalist #GIS #Mapping #EcoRegions #Wetlands #Marshes #Islands #LongIsland #NewYork #Ecology

Atlas Obscura
2 months ago
In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge provides resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.
The Ni-Vanuatu Way To Prepare for a Storm
Sandworlds
2 months ago

#Introduction.. Javed Kaisar:
I’m an #anthropologist living in Halle, Germany, and I‘m from Bangladesh. Currently, I’m part of an excellent research group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, where I focus on sand. In my PhD project I’m dealing with #sedimentation, estuarine #islands #refugee resettlement and materiality in Bangladesh. My favorite past-time activities are #photography and exploring new places.

Rafagas Links
3 months ago

"Looking at the overlooked" is a storymap that raises questions and seeks answers about the case of the islands of Messah and Papagarang and the advantages and disadvantages of insularity #islands

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/10d8c2bbc4d8412386e59011bc6825a3

Steffani Cameron
3 months ago

I moved back to Victoria, BC on July 10, 2020 after 5 years of living around the world.

This was the sunset over Active Pass and the Gulf Islands as I flew into the airport. I fought back tears. It was good to be home.

#photography #sunset #nature #islands #ocean

A small group of islands lay strewn across the pacific with clouds overhead and a tangerine and red sunset reflecting over the water
Lukas VF Novak
4 months ago

Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western #IndianOcean giant #tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from #Madagascar https://www.sci.news/genetics/astrochelys-rogerbouri-11569.html paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq2574

Before human arrival, the ecosystems of the oceanic #islands in the western Indian Ocean were dominated by #GiantTortoises as equivalents of continental #megafauna, both in total mass and numbers.

Ilustration of various species of tortoises. Top – Madagascar, from left to right: Aldabrachelys abrupta, Aldabrachelys grandidieri, Pyxis planicauda, Pyxis arachnoides, Astrochelys rogerbouri (new species), Astrochelys yniphora, and Astrochelys radiata. Center – Granitic Seychelles (extinct), Aldabra, Aldabrachelys gigantea. Bottom – Mascarenes, from left to right: Cylindraspis indica (Réunion), Cylindraspis inepta, Cylindraspis triserrata (both Mauritius), Cylindraspis vosmaeri, and Cylindraspis peltastes (both Rodrigues). Image credit: Michal Rössler / Massimo Delfino.
Florian Kriechbaumer
4 months ago

The incredible islands of Ngerukewid in the Republic of Palau 🇵🇼, with rain clouds passing over the ocean in the distance. Definitely one of the most beautiful island formations I’ve ever seen and a nature reserve since 1956.
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#palau #visitpalau #islandvibes #micronesia #pacificiands #amazingplaces #islands #islandlife #70islands #Ngerukewid #ngerukewidislands #naturereserve #drone #fromwhereidrone #dronephotography #aerial #dronelife #djiglobal #djicreator #incredibleearth #earthfocus

#Japan sees its number of #islands double after recount | Japan | #TheGuardian

"Digital #mapping leads to around 7,000 new islands being discovered though it’s unlikely to expand Japan’s #territory, media reports say"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/16/japan-sees-its-number-of-islands-double-after-recount

Viron R.
4 months ago

Check out this incredible view of #Greece from the #InternationalSpaceStation! The #Aegean and numerous #islands look stunning! #ISS #Space

Greece, as seen from the International Space Station
Julie Atallah
4 months ago
Beach scene with dark sand and bright blue clear water flowing with a calm breaking tide. Two large rock formations jut out of the ocean by the beach.

Super Volcanoes by Robin George Andrews

Volcanoes underwater, volcanoes on Mars, volcanoes made from lava, volcanoes made from ammonia: this book has it all. Filled with stories about volcanoes and the people who love and fear them, this book will make you love them as much as Robin does.

#BookReview #Books #Nonfiction #Science #Volcanology #Geology #PlanetaryGeology #Mountains #Islands #Magma #Lava #Rocks #Ice

A volcano erupting at night, the glowing lava clearly visible at the top. Snow covers the base in patches.
Florian Kriechbaumer
5 months ago

The fishing island of Pulau Mesa in the Komodo islands of Indonesia. Spent a few hours here to observe life of the fishing community with its friendly people - more to come.
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#komodo #pulaumesa #komodonationalparkindonesia #komodonationalpark #dji #dronelife #dronephotography #dronepilot #dronephoto #dronephoto #droneoftheday #indonesia #wonderfulindonesia #visitindonesia #komodoislands #islands #islandlife #earth #wonderfulplaces #amazingearth #earthfocus #djicreator

Fishing island from above
Ilan Kelman
5 months ago

Just published:
"Between tinkering and #transformation: A contemporary appraisal of #ClimateChange #adaptation research on the world's #islands"
https://www.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1072231
Led by Jan Petzold.

#CCA #ClimateChangeAdaptation #IslandStudies #island #climate

Colpizen
5 months ago

Details
#islands
Alt : des illustrations de macareux moines (très colorés) et de flore dans les îles.

Mazzy
6 months ago

@Katiefeatherstone @simonvarwell @lindaross I've enjoyed following the #HighlandsAndIslands account and would definitely be interested in doing so here, if and when the organisers felt they had the time and energy to administer one. #Scotland #Islands

John Altringham
6 months ago
Shiant Islands from the air. Monochrome watercolour of three small, rugged, cliff-bound islands on a rough paper sea.
The island of Canna from Tokavaig on Skye. Blue watercolour sea and sky with hazy blue island.
Fladda-chuain islands off the northern tip of Skye, Outer Hebrides beyond. This time a colour watercolour.
John Altringham
6 months ago
Pale blue-grey watercolour, Fladda-chuain, small islands off the northern tip of Skye, the Outer Hebrides beyond.
Watercolour. Small Hebridean islands in a choppy sea.
Watercolour of imaginary island. Steep cliffs, skyfull of seabirds.
Hirta and Soay, St Kilda, from the air. Watercolour islands on a paper sea.
Peter Nimmo
6 months ago

It looks like an alien object somewhere in the Arizona desert. It is, in fact, a bus shelter in the #WesternIsles of #Scotland.
I'd love to know the story of how and why these structures were built. First time I visited, it took me ages to figure out what they were!
Fantastic photo by @johnmaher
#transport #buses #rural #RuralTransport #HighlandsAndIslands #Islands #ComhairleNanEileanSiar #architecture #brutalism
https://mastodon.me.uk/@johnmaher/109485807745374479

Colossal
6 months ago

Haphazard safe havens rise into the sky in Simon Laveuve’s #miniature post-apocalyptic #islands.

https://links.colossal.art/mini-apocalypse

A miniature sculpture of a wooden shack covered in graffiti. A water tower sits on top, and the multi-story building rests in the air atop a pole.
A miniature wooden shack rests atop a base of water. The sculptural artwork is covered in graffiti, and made of various trash and flotsam.