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International Sand Art Festival organised by OTDC,Odisha,India on December 1-5,2011 at the beach of Chandrabhaga,Konark,Odisha.Participants from USA,UK,Ghana,Canada,Holland,Portugal,India showed their skills.
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International Group Art Exhibition @ 19 KAREN Gold Coast, Australia.
Works inspired by the art and culture of Spain.
Opens - 6/9/12
http://www.19karen.com.au/
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GTF is an annual festival, celebrating the listing of George Town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A whole month packed with fantastic local and international acts, with art, film, dance, music, theatre, and more!
Log on to georgetownfestival.com for more!
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Small beach with white sand and clean water. Located eastwards of Boca Chica before Guayacanes - Juan Dolio on the south coast. Car parking available, also easy and inexpensive access by mini-bus (guagua). Strong waves are frequent.
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Hikkaduwa beach festival, the 30th of july 2011. Sri Lanka.
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Pattaya Beach, Koh Lipe island, Thailand, holiday, island, beach, white sand,
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Our favourite part of Prince Edward Island National Park is Greenwich Beach -- Spectacular sand dunes, warm ocean currents, boardwalk and hiking trails with panoramic views and a sustainably designed beach facility.
"Feel your soul rejuvenate and your senses awaken on the beaches of Prince Edward Island National Park."
For more information go to www.parkscanada.gc.ca
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Papak?lea Beach is located in a bay half circled by Pu?u Mahana, a cinder cone formed over 49,000 years ago and associated with the southwest rift of Mauna Loa. Since its last eruption, the cinder cone has partially collapsed and been partially eroded by the ocean. The beach is sometimes named after the cinder cone, and sometimes after the area of land called Papak?lea, which comes from papa k?lea, which means plover flats in the Hawaiian language. Papak?lea is the area near the crater where the Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) are sometimes seen in winter.
The cinder cone is rich in olivine, a silicate mineral containing iron and magnesium, also known as peridot when of gem quality. Olivine is a common mineral component of Hawaiian lavas and one of the first crystals to form as magma cools. Olivine is locally known as "Hawaiian Diamond" and is notably found in O?ahu's famous Diamond Head landmark. The source of the green coloration of the beach sands is due to the olivine crystals which are winnowed from the eroding headland by the action of the sea. Olivine, being denser and tougher than the ash fragments, glass and black pyroxene of the rest of the rocks and lava flows, tends to accumulate on the beach whereas the usual volcanic sand is swept out to sea. Although these crystals are eventually washed away as well, the constant erosion of the cinder cone ensures a steady supply of sand for the foreseeable future?eventually, however, the supply will run out and the beach will look like any other.
The formation of the cinder cone is currently a point of contention, with some arguing that lava flowing into the sea was suddenly cooled, forming an edifice on the coastline (a littoral cone) and others noting that the cone was most likely too far away from the ocean at the time of formation to make such an event possible. Regardless of how it was formed according to the United States Geological Survey, the last lava flow in the area ended over 10,000 yea
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The beach is also known as the pink sand beach. We spent over two hours here exploring the beach, caves, and lava rock formations. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is the world's most remote inhabited island far off the west coast of Chile.
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Exhibición de Daniel Nacucchio y Cristina Sosa, la pareja ganadora del Mundial 2008 y jurados de este Festival Invernal de Tango 2009 en San Martín de los Andes, clasificatorio para el Mundial de Tango 2009 en Buenos Aires.
Más sobre tango en http://www.welcomeargentina.com/t
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