Saturday, 4 October 2014
Top 10 World's Largest Deserts
1. Sahara Desert, North Africa
The Sahara is the world’s largest desert. At over 9,000,000 square kilometers (3,500,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as the United States or the continent of Europe. The desert stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel: a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that comprises the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa.
2. Arabian Desert, peninsula
Arabian Desert or Eastern Desert, c.86,000 sq mi (222,740 sq km), E Egypt, bordered by the Nile valley in the west and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez in the east. It extends along most of Egypt’s eastern border and merges into the Nubian Desert in the south. The Arabian Desert is sparsely populated; most of its inhabitants are based around wells and springs. Today most of the desert can be accessed by roads. Since ancient times Egypt has used the porphyry, granite, limestone, and sandstone found in the desert mountains as building materials. Oil is produced in the north. The name Arabian Desert is also commonly applied to the desert of the Arabian Peninsula.
3. Gobi Desert, Mongolia / N.E China
The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions based on variations in climate and topography. This desert is the fifth largest in the world. The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road.
4. Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa
The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 sq), covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa, as semi-desert, with huge tracts of excellent grazing after good rains. The Kalahari Desert is the southern part of Africa, and the geography is a portion of desert and a plateau. The Kalahari supports some animals and plants because most of it is not a true desert. There are small amounts of rainfall and the summer temperature is very high. It usually receives 3–7.5 inches (76–190 mm) of rain per year. The surrounding Kalahari Basin covers over 2,500,000 square kilometers (970,000 sq mi) extending farther into Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, and encroaching into parts of Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The only permanent river, the Okavango, flows into a delta in the northwest, forming marshes that are rich in wildlife.
5. Patagonia Desert, Argentina
The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonia Desert or the Patagonian Steppe, is the largest desert in America and is the 7th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 260,000 square miles (673,000 km). It is located primarily in Argentina with small parts in Chile and is bounded by the Andes, to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, in the region of Patagonia, southern Argentina. The Patagonian Desert is the largest continental landmass of the 40° parallel and is a large cold winter desert, where the temperature rarely exceeds 12°C and averages just 3°C. The region experiences about seven months of winter and five months of summer.
6. Great Victoria Desert, Australia
The Great Victoria Desert is a barren, arid, and sparsely populated desert ecoregion in southern Australia. It falls inside the states of South Australia and Western Australia and consists of many small sandhills, grasslands and salt lakes. It is over 700 kilometres (430 mi) wide (from west to east) and covers an area of 424,400 square kilometres (163,900 sq mi). The Western Australia Mallee shrub ecoregion lies to the west, the Little Sandy Desert to the northwest, the Gibson Desert and the Central Ranges xeric shrublands to the north, the Tirari and Sturt Stony deserts to the east, and the Nullarbor Plain to the south separates it from the Southern Ocean.
7. Great Basin Desert, USA
The Great Basin is the largest watershed of North America which does not drain to an ocean. Water within the Great Basin evaporates since outward flow is blocked. The basin extends into Mexico and covers most of Nevada and over half of Utah, as well as parts of California, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. The majority of the watershed is in the North American Desert ecoregion, but includes areas of the Forested Mountain and Mediterranean California ecoregions. The Great Basin includes several metropolitan areas and Shoshone Great Basin tribes. A wide variety of animals can be found in great basin desert. Look to the rocky slopes around the desert mountain ranges, you may spot a very rare desert bighorn sheep. Other mammals of the desert include kit fox, coyote, skunk, black-tailed jackrabbit, ground squirrels, kangaroo rat and many species of mice. Bird species are very diverse in desert oases.
8. Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico
The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau, bordered on the west by the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, and overlaying northern portions of the east range, the Sierra Madre Oriental. On the U.S. side it occupies the valleys and basins of central and southern New Mexico, Texas west of the Pecos River and southeastern Arizona; south of the border, it covers the northern half of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, most of Coahuila, north-east portion of Durango, extreme northern portion of Zacatecas and small western portions of Nuevo León. It has an area of about 140,000 square miles. It is the third largest desert of the Western Hemisphere and is second largest in North America, after the Great Basin Desert.
9. Great Sandy Desert, Australia
The Great Sandy Desert is a 360,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi) expanse in northwestern Australia. Roughly the same size as Japan, it forms part of a larger desert area known as the Western Desert. The vast region of Western Australia is sparsely populated, without significant settlements. The Great Sandy Desert is a flat area between the rocky ranges of the Pilbara and the Kimberley. To the southeast is the Gibson Desert and to the east is the Tanami Desert. The Rudall River National Park and Lake Dora are located in the southwest while Lake Mackay is located in the southeast.
10. Kara-Kum Desert, Uzbekistan / Turkmenistan
The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara Gum is a desert in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent, or 350,000 km², of the area of Turkmenistan. Covering much of present day Turkmenistan, the Karakum Desert lies east of the Caspian Sea, with the Aral Sea to the north and the Amu Darya river and the Kyzyl Kum desert to the northeast. In modern times, with the shrinking of the Aral Sea, the extended “Aral Karakum” has appeared on the former seabed, with an estimated area of 15,440 sq. The sands of the Aral Karakum are made up of a salt-marsh consisting of finely-dispersed evaporites and remnants of alkaline mineral deposits, washed into the basin from irrigated fields. The dusts blown on a powerful east-west airstream carry pesticide residues that have been found in the blood of penguins in Antarctica.
Friday, 3 October 2014
Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World
1. Mount Everest – Nepal/Tibet
Everest or Mount Everest is the first highest mountain of the world, it is also knows as Sagarmatha , it has different names in different languages such as Chomolungma or Qomolangma in Nepali language or , In Tibetan this mountain is called Zhumulangma in the Chinese language. This mountain is located in the Asia within the range of Himalaya and one border connects its location to four countries, means it is positioned on a border that makes linkage with Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China. The height of this mountain is 8,848 (29,029 ft)
2. K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) – Pakistan
K2 is positioned on number 2 in the line up of the world’s highest mountains and it is second after Mount Everest, its measured height is 8,611m (28,251 feet), it is also situated on the border like Mount Everest and connects countries with each other for example, in links up Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China and Gilgit, in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. As it is situated on the peak that’s why it is a risk to climb this mountain and many of people died trying so. The famous Climbers like to climb onto it, but in winter nobody dares think of climbing.
3. Kangchenjunga Mountain – Nepal/India
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world, which height is 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). If we try to find out the meanings of this complex name Kangchenjunga, then it is wonder that meaning is quite semblance to a story name, and the translated meaning is “The Five Treasures of Snows”, this name is awarded to this mountain because it is blessed with five treasures of God that are gold, silver, gems, grains and holy books.
4. Lhotse Mountain – Nepal
Lhotse has two different names, Lhotse an official one, in Nepal and second is Lhozê in Chinese language and it is the fourth highest mountain of the world, amazingly it is linked to everest with the south Col. It is located on the border that links up between Tibet (China) and Khumbu (Nepal). Its height is 8,511m (27,940 feet).
5. Makalu Mountain – Nepal/Tibet
Makalu Mountain is the fifth highest mountain on the earth, with an elevation of 27,765feet, 8,463meters, it has different official names in different language. It is situated on the border that connects Nepal and China.
6. Cho Oyu Mountain – Nepal/Tibet
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain of the world, and it is located in the Himalayas on the border that lies between china and Nepal, this mountain is also known as “Turquoise Goddess” in Tibetan. The height is this mountain is 26,906 in feet or 8,201 in meters.
7. Dhaulagiri Mountain – Nepal
Dhaulagiri lies on number seven in the list of the top ten highest mountains of the world, and it is located in north central Nepal and now has become the pivot point of the tourists and climbers. Its height is 26,794 feet, or 8,167 meters. It is also called White Mountains for being one of the eight thousanders.
8. Manaslu Mountain – Nepal
Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain of the world, and it is located in Mansiri Hima with within Nepalese Himalayas with an elevation of 8,163m (26,758).
9. Nanga Parbat – Pakistan
Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain of the earth that is located in Pakistan at the heights of 26,758 feet and 8,125. It is one the dangerous and deadliest eight-thousanders for the climbers and to climb it, is a predictable risk.
10. Annapurna Mountain – Nepal
It is the tenth highest summits on the earth, which is found in Nepal with an elevation of 26,545 feet and 8,091 meters.
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Top 10 Highest Waterfalls in the World
1. Angel Falls
Angel Falls is found in Venezuela in the Canaima National Park. It is the highest waterfall in the world at 3,212 feet (979 m). The falls has a clear drop of 2,647 feet (807 m) which is so far that the water vaporizes with the wind and becomes mist well before reaching the ground. Angel Falls is also called Kerepakupai meru which means "waterfall of the deepest place."
2.Tugela Falls
Tugela Falls are on number second in the queue of tallest waterfalls of the world, they are found in the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. Its height is (3,110 feet). They are god gifted waterfalls which water is very pure and safe to drink.
3.Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las Falls
Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las Falls are 3000 feet in their height, and they are the third tallest waterfalls of the world which is located Rio Cutivireni in Peru.
4.Olo’upena Falls
Olo’upena Falls are the fourth tallest waterfall of the world and it is very popular waterfall located in, Oloupena, Hawaii, in USA. Their height is 2953 feet, they are wonderful waterfalls and are covered with mountains from the both side and there is greenery around the location. This waterfall is very thin so known as Tiered.
5.Yumbilla, Catarata Falls
Yumbilla, Catarata is the fifth tallest waterfall of the world, and it is taller than Catarata Falls, its height is, 896 meters (2938 feet) ,this waterfall is located in amazons, Peru. And the volume of water is also less here, so this waterfall is not an impressive location to capture in the picture, and just overall drop of 600m is visible.
6.Vinnufossen Falls
Vinnufossen is the sixth tallest waterfall of the world which is located in Sunndal, Norway and its height is 2,822 feet.
7.Baläifossen
Baläifossen is a wonderful waterfall, is situated in Norway at the height of 2788 feet. As its height describes that it is the seventh tallest waterfall of the world, which spills into the waters of Osafijorde. These falls are filled with pure water, but a bad thing is that the water gets dried out in the summer season in them.
8.Pu’uka’oku Falls
Pu’uka’oku Falls are the 8th largest waterfalls in the world, they are positioned on the Molokai( an island of Hawaiian) and their height is 2756 feet, another good things is that the tallest sea cliffs are associated and linked on the north cliff of Molokai which increases the impressiveness of Pu’uka’oku Falls.
9. James Bruce Falls
James Bruce Falls are located in North America means Canada at the height of 2755 feet. Though it is not at a great height, yet it is on the number 9, in the line up of tallest waterfall of the world, it starts out from the snowfield Princess Louisa Inlet.
10. Browne Falls
Browne falls are on number 10 of the world’s tallest waterfalls, its sheight is 836m (2744 feet), and it is a kind of cascade with tallest single top 244m (800 feet), if its width is measured , it is something like 12m( 40 feet), this waterfall is located Fiordlands National Park, south island of New Zealand.
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
10 Weird Olympic Sports from the Past
In the spirit of the upcoming London Olympics that begin July 27th, we thought we’d share with you some uncommon, ok let’s say odd, Olympic sports from the past that didn’t make the cut. When you see them we don’t think you’ll be surprised that these sports are no longer Olympic worthy!
Swimming Obstacle Race (1900)
Rope Climbing (1896, 1904, 1906, 1924 and 1932)
Roller Hockey (1992)
Live Pigeon Shooting (1900)
La Canne (1924)
Kabaddi (1936)
Dueling Pistols (1906 and 1912)
Club Swinging (1932)
12 Hour Bicycle Race (1896)
Tug Of War (1900 – 1920)
Friday, 12 September 2014
How would your Celebrities look without Teeth and Eyebrows?(10 Pics)
What could be better to waste 5 minutes of your time when you should be working than to look at a few celebrities who have had their teeth and eyebrows removed? You never know, you may end up on another one of our articles and waste 10 minutes. But steady on, one step at a time.
Okay, when we say celebrities without no teeth and eyebrows, what we means is a mixture of the two: Some have no eyebrows, some have no teeth, and some are a mixture. What they all have in common though are amazing smiles. We just thought the title Celebrities Without Teeth and Eyebrows and Who Look Amazing While Smiling didn’t have the same ring to it.
10. Jennifer Lawrence
Here’s an idea for a movie. How about putting a lot of people on an island and the aim is for them to shave their eyebrows and take pictures of them when they are smiling goofily? What do you mean it sounds terrible? We would totally watch that.
9. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, instead of writing a song about going out with every male in site and how they treated you wrong, why not write one about having no eyebrows or teeth? Or better more, think to yourself that you may be the problem. Yeah, we said it.
8. Kristen Stewart
Jacob! Bella! Edward! Have any of you seen that YouTube video where some has dubbed a Twilight trailer with just the characters names? We would find it and post the link but we really can’t be asked. That’s it, that’s now your mission for the day. Go forth and report back to us once you’ve located it.
7. Britney Spears
Britney, Britney, Britney, you’ve had your fair share of ups and downs over the years and you’ve been in the public eye most of your career. Please, please have plastic surgery and make your face permanently stay like this as it’s an amazing look for you.
6. Emma Watson
Wow! Open your mouth and say arrgghh! It would be like tossing a hot dog down a tunnel if you know what we mean? (If you don’t you’re probably too young and your mum says you’re not allowed on sites like this. Oh, she said what time will you be home for tea)
5. Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling, we know you love to get fed with spoons on Vine and with a mouth like this you could use a shovel never mind a spoon. And then you have the added benefit of having no teeth to get in the way. Result!
4. Jennifer Aniston
The ex-Friends star looks happy doesn’t she? We wouldn’t be that happy if we needed to wear dentures. Oh, have any of you seen We re the Millers? If not, wow, go and watch it now. Who can complain about Jennifer Aniston in her underwear?
3. Beyonce
Damn, girl, you look quite manly without teeth don’t you? It’s okay though, we’re sure J-Zay will still be happy to stick his meat inside you.
2. Zac Efron
High School Musical’s Zac Efron looks happy doesn’t he? If only the picture had a caption. I think if we memed the f*ck out of it, it would be something like: “Ermahgerd, Kern Flerks!”
1. Rihanna
Rihanna, or as your gay fans like to can you, Riri (it doesn’t even make sense and it’s stupid) is so like “Mmmm, put them in my mouth, boy. Come on, do, it! I’ve even taken my teeth out for you, boy”.
source:www.ultimatetop10s.com
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