Alice Springs is the second largest city in the state of Northern Territory. It is located adjacent to the southern tropical circle (the Tropic of Capricorn). The city is located in the southeast part of the ridge McDonald, which is 1531 meters high. This is one of the most detached and isolated parts of the Australian continent. Wherever we set off from Alice Springs we have to cross the hundreds and in some cases even thousands of kilometers of desert because to reach the green ocean shore.
Situated among savannahs and rare subequatorial forests in the state of Northern Territory, Darwin is defined as a town with great prospects for development in the future. It is however too small to obtain a befitting place into the global economic scene. With a population of only 130,000 people, Darwin is the smallest metropolitan center across Australia. The biggest part of its population is consists of immigrands from all over the world.
Thailand is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world. The number of foreign visitors is about 12 million per year and the number of visitors is bigger year after year. The tragedy of the tsunami, which on 26 December 2004 swept the coastal areas of Thailand has caused catastrophic damages to the local tourism, but today the country as surprising as it sounds, thanks to the zeal and diligence of the local residents succeed to save and develop the tourist industry of the country and to leave this horror at the back!
Read more: Equatorial Guinea - oil, cocoa, fishing and high standard of living
Equatorial Guinea is among the smallest countries in Africa, but is quite rich and the local population has a high standard of living. While in its name to appear the word "equatorial", its territory is not crossed by the equator. The name is rather related to the proximity to the equator. Much of the territory of Equatorial Guinea is covered by national parks and protected areas. Equatorial Guinea is among the countries with highest living standards of the continent.
Read more: Pripyat - a museum and monument of the horror under the open skies
Pripyat is a town located in northern Ukraine, not far from the border with Belarus. Its coordinates are 51° north latitude and 30° east longitude. It is located about 110 m above the sea level among the large plains of Ukraine. To the north of it runs the homonymous river of Pripyat. The city is surrounded by abandoned farmland and wooded areas with deciduous forests. The nature around the city is contaminated with radioactive materials, which was emitted during the accident at the nuclear power plant in April 1986. Today no one can say with certainty how long will be polluted the environment in the vicinity.
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