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1 giorno fa · Darwin eagerly looked forward to seeing newly formed volcanic islands and took every opportunity to go ashore while Beagle was methodically moved round to chart the coast. He found broken black rocky volcanic lava scorching under the hot sun, and made detailed geological notes of features including volcanic cones like chimneys which reminded him of the iron foundries of industrial ...
- 2 October 1836
- 27 December 1831
- Survey South American coast
- Robert FitzRoy
6 ore fa · Sea level rise due to global warming is a continuing and, disappointingly, accelerating process which has already affected and will further impact coastal lowlands and the social and economic activities in these areas. Delos Island, situated in the middle of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, was considered the most sacred of all islands in ancient Greek culture and was a trading hub for the ...
6 ore fa · Rùm ( Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [rˠuːm] ), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum ( / rʌm / ⓘ rum ), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland, in the district of Lochaber. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir George Bullough ...
