Hamilton Island – A Virtual Paradise For Your Eyes

Hamilton Island Australia

If you ask about some of the most amazing holiday destinations across the globe, the Hamilton Island will always be amongst the top ones. This place is a living paradise on earth which is getting considerable attention and emerging as a great tourist enchantment over the world map. A huge influx of tourists comes to visit this enchanting destination each year. It is an idyllic heaven for the lovers and the honeymooners.

Hamilton Island is nestled as a tranquil yet attention grabbing island amongst the pristine Whitsunday Islands. The awesome climatic conditions that spell bound every visitor with their tropical waves. It is a jewel in the crown of Queensland tourism. This is a private gateway for everyone looking for peace, romance, love and grandeur. There are millions of visitors flocking here every year.

Taking about the natural magnificence we can say that almost 70 per cent area of this place is treated as the National Park. The place can be traversed by the walking trails overseeing the innate bushlands, isolated beaches, reefs and amazing lookouts. However these trails are open for a limited period of time every year. The scrumptious dining options are quite cost friendly.

BBC has accredited this place as “places to see before you die” which reflects that popularity chart that it is hitting. This shows 6 kilometres of unspoiled silica sand and turquoise azure blue water. The pearly white sandy beaches make it a white heaven which is a perfect place for the landscape lovers and who love capturing these stunning sights in to their cameras. You can entertain yourself watching some of the unusual marine creatures like dolphins, turtles and other colorful aquatic species.

You can get in to the city by taking any of the direct flights from all the major Australian cities such as Melbourne, Cairns, Sydney, and Brisbane to Hamilton Island. It is quite easy to reach here. The island offers a huge array of fine dine and lodging options ranging from 5 star ones to the 3 star accommodations. You can feel the true heavenly feeling while being in to the secluded beachside bungalows, waterfront resorts and beachside hotels. So this place is all set to give you a freedom to enjoy privacy.

Hence, if you are planning to visit this mesmerizing place you can be there without any difficulties. This place is undoubtedly a real heaven for you and your family. Give all of them a treat that they can treasure for lifetime.

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Baffin Island – A Blend of Natural Majesty and Dignity

Baffin Island Canada

Most of the people love to enjoy their holidays in the lapse of nature. There are a lot of holiday destinations all around the world which are completely enhanced with natural beauty and splendor but searching for a perfect vacation spot is really a tough work for every one. If you are also searching out for a suitable holiday destination where you can make your vacations memorable, then you must surely read this article once. You will get a lot of help from this article in finding a perfect holiday destination for yourself.

The grand Baffin Island which is located in the Nunavut of the Canadian territory is one of the major attractions for the tourists from all across the world. You can enjoy the mesmerizing natural beauty and splendor of this exotic island. The famous Baffin Island is the largest member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The great Baffin Island is the largest island of Canada and it comprises the fifth position in the world among the grand islands of the world. This great island encloses an area of about 507451 km2 which is almost equal to 195,928 sq miles. This Grand Island is named after William Baffin who was the famous English Explorer of the ancient times. This island has a population of about 11000 people.

The grand Baffin Island is located in the South Eastern part of Iqaluit which is the capital city of Nunavut. This island was earlier known as the Frobisher Bay because it is located near this bay. The famous Hudson Strait lies to the South of this island which separates it from the mainland of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. This island is a major part of the Arctic Cordillera Mount Odin. The great Baffin Island is very famous for its impressive cliffs and spectacular mountains which are sited in the deep valley of the Akshayuk Pass. The island is surrounded with the Baffin Bay and the David Strait in the East and the Gulf of Bothia in the North which adds enough charm to its beauty.

Touching the Southern parts of this island are the Nittiling Lake and Amadjuak Lake.  Tourists from all across the world visit this mesmerizing spot because it is comprised up with many wildlife attractions. Polar bear, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare and Arctic Wolf are some of the chief arctic species which can be easily noticed in these islands.

This mesmerizing place is totally entailed with natural beauty and splendor and I am sure that you will have a great time in these islands.

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Sangiran Site

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Culture : Indonesia has 3 World Heritage of Culture objects.

Sangiran Site

Sangiran site is recognized by UNESCO in 1996. It is an archeological site located in Central Java, administratively located in Sragen and Karanganyar districts. Initially research found that Sangiran is a dome called Sangiran Dome. The top of the dome is then opened through the process of erosion so that it forms a depression. In this depression we may find a soil layer that contains information about life in the past. In this site, we could find lots of information about the remains of past life. In addition, there is complete information about the history of early human life with all things surrounds them; living place, life pattern, animals that lived with them, and the process of landform within a period of not less than 2 million years ago.

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Prambanan Temple

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Culture : Indonesia has 3 World Heritage of Culture objects.

Prambanan Temple

Prambanan temple is recognized by UNESCO in 1991. It is the largest block of Hindu temple in Indonesia. Located 17 km from Yogyakarta, this temple was built in the 10th century during the reign of two kings, namely Rakai Pikatan and Rakai Balitung. This temple block has three main temples in its primary yard, namely Wisnu temple, Brahma temple, and Siwa temple. All these temples are the symbol of Trimurti in Hindu belief.

 

 

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Lorentz National Park

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Nature : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage of Nature Objects.

Lorentz National Park 

Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya (western New Guinea). With an area of 25,056 km² (9,674 mi²), it is the largest national park in South-East Asia. In 1999 Lorentz was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also one of three places in the world which has glaciers in tropical area. This park has amazing biodiversity. There are approximately 630 species of birds and 123 species of mammals that have been identified in this park. Bird species two species of cassowary, four megapoda, 31 species of pigeon/dove, 30 species of parrot, 13 species of kingfisher, 29 species of sunbirds, and 20 endemic species such as long-tailed bird of paradise (Paradigalla caruneulata) and snow quail (Anurophasis monorthonyx). Mammals recorded include long snout thorn pig (Zaglossus bruijinii), short snout thorn pig (Tachyglossus aculeatus), four species of polecat, wallaby, wild cat, and tree kangaroo.

Lorentz National Park

Puncak Jaya glacier (August 2004)

An outstanding example of the biodiversity of New Guinea, Lorentz is one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the world. It is the only nature reserve in the Asia-Pacific region to contain a full altitudinal array of ecosystems ranging through marine areas, mangroves, tidal and freshwater swamp forest, lowland and montane rainforest, alpine tundra, and equatorial glaciers. At 4884 meters, Puncak Jaya (formerly Carstensz Pyramid) is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and the Andes.

Cardtenz Pyramid, Jayawijaya Mountain, Papua, Indonesia

Cardtenz Pyramid, Jayawijaya Mountain, Papua, Indonesia

Birdlife International has called Lorentz Park “probably the single most important reserve in New Guinea”. It contains five of World Wildlife Fund's "Global 200" ecoregions: Southern New Guinea Lowland Forests; New Guinea Montane Forests; New Guinea Central Range Subalpine Grasslands; New Guinea Mangroves; and New Guinea Rivers and Streams.

Lorentz Park contains many unmapped and unexplored areas, and is certain to contain many species of plants and animals as yet unknown to Western science. Local communities' ethnobotanical and ethnozoological knowledge of the Lorentz biota is also very poorly documented.

The park is named for Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed through the area on his 1909–10 expedition.

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Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Nature : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage of Nature Objects.

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera (Mount Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Bukit Barisan  National Park)

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera which consists of three national parks was recognized by UNESCO in 2004.

Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) is one of nature conservation area which administratively located in two provinces, namely Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatera. TNGL includes native ecosystems from coast to high mountains covered by dense forest, a typical of tropical rain. In this TNGL area, there are rare plants such as giant umbrella leaf (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons), raflesia (Rafflesia atjehensis and R. micropylora) and Rhizanthes zippelnii which is the largest flower with a diameter of 1.5 meter. In addition, there is a unique plant which is fig or strangler plant.

Meanwhile, Kerinci Seblat National Park is the largest national park in Sumatera. This park lies on four provinces, namely West Sumatera, Jambi, Bengkulu, and South Sumatera. This park consists of Bukit Barisan, which is the highest plateau in Sumatera, hot springs, rushing rivers, caves, highest waterfalls and caldera in Southeast Asia, Mount Tujuh. This national park also has a diverse flora and fauna. About 4000 species of plants grow in the national park area including the largest flower in the world, Rafflesia arnoldi, and the tallest flower in the world, Titan Arum. Fauna in the national park includes Sumatran Tiger, Sumatran Rhinoceros, Sumatran Elephant, Clouded Leopard, Malayan Tapir, Sun Bear and about 370 species of birds.

Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is located on administrative region of West Lampung and Tanggamus where both of them are part of Lampung Province. This park is very rich in biodiversity and is home to three species of the most endangered mammals in the world: the Sumatran elephant (less than 2000 survive today), Sumateran rhinoceros (total of global population of about 300 and is diminishing drastically) and Sumateran tiger (total of global population of about 400). This park is listed on Global 200 Ecoregions, which is a list of ecoregions identified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as priorities for conservation. According to the WWF, an ecoregion is defined as a “relatively large unit of land or water containing a characteristic set of natural communities that share a large majority of their species, dynamics, and environmental conditions (Dinerstein et al. 1995, TNC 1997).” This park is highlighted as a priority area for Sumatran rhinoceros conservation through Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS) program of WWF. In addition, IUCN, WCS and WWF have identified Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park as a Tiger Conservation Unit (Wikramanayake, et al., 1997), the most important forest for tiger conservation in the world. Finally, in 2002, UNESCO has chosen this area to be nominated as World Heritage Cluster Mountainous Area along with Gunung Leuser National Park and Kerinci Seblat National Park.

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