måndag 21 september 2015

Natural beauties


The Blue Lagoon






The blue lagoon is located on the smaller island of Comino, it is a paradise for snorklers, divers, wind surfers and hikers.


St. Mary's Tower






St. Mary's tower is a Roman fort, also located at the small island of Comino, that dates back to 1416. This majestic stone fort stands at a whooping 20 meters high and 80 meters above sea level, making it the most visible structure on the island.



Mnajdra Temples






Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex (a structure of large rocks) on the southern coast of Malta. Mnajdra was built around 4000 BC making it one of the oldest religious sites on Earth. The World Heritage Sites committee described it as a "unique archetectural masterpiece". In 1992 along with four other maltese megalithic structures as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 2009 work was completed on a protective tent. 




















Wildlife on Malta


Maltese everlasting


Maltese ruby tiger moth



Maltese centaury


There are around 4500 species recorded so far and 78 of them are endemic (which means that they are only found on one place on earth). There are more endemic animals than plants on Malta. Some still await taxonomic classification, which means there may still be more endemic species on Malta. 




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    SvaraRadera
  2. Great Pictures! And good Writing. Fecking autocorrect is putting capital letters in my Writing, sorry. Anyway, could you perhaps explain this UNESCO thing a Little bit?

    SvaraRadera
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    1. United nations educational scientific and cultural organization! It's the united nations orginazation to educate about the world heritage sites, and not just to preserve them.

      Radera
  3. Do they know who built the Mnajdra?

    SvaraRadera
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    1. It was build in the pre-historic era (3600bc to be more precise) so there are no written dokuments to verify who built it. The island is very small, and there are no indigenous people to malta.

      Radera
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    1. The main consern is not the insects, it is the sea snakes, jellyfish and other dangerous oceanic animals.

      Radera