All articles tagged with #islands
A satellite image shows two islands, Dek and Daga, in Ethiopia's Lake Tana, home to monasteries with important religious relics, including mummified emperors, highlighting their cultural and historical significance amidst environmental challenges like algal blooms.
Scientists have discovered that the strange islands appearing on Utah's Great Salt Lake are formed by underground freshwater reservoirs, which may help understand and protect the lake's fragile ecosystem amid declining water levels and increasing salinity.
The Maldives' CROSSROADS is the country's first multi-island leisure and lifestyle destination, while Marathon in the Florida Keys is emerging as the new hot spot. Amami Oshima in Japan is a subtropical island paradise that was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2021. Lima took the No. 1 title for the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, while Sole per Due in Vacone claims to be the world's smallest fine-dining establishment. The Skytrax World Airline Awards named two Asian carriers as Airline of the Year and World's Best Cabin Crew, and luggage trackers have become a popular travel accessory. Four English women set up the world's most remote post office in Antarctica.