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  KANGAROO ISLAND SHIPWRECKS
Wrecked on rocks at Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island, in hazy conditions, whilst in ballast from Port Adelaide to Wallaroo, 9 August 1874.
Seven people in a small dinghy had a harrowing trip to Cape St. Albans on the eastern tip of Kangaroo Island, being followed, nudged and harrassed by an eighteen foot shark (White Pointer?) which was finally distracted when the defunct outboard was let loose and the shark followed it down.
After drifting free it was then taken in tow by the fishing boat Marian H., but the towline parted on 10 May and the barge finished on rocks at Cape Forbin on the north western side of Kangaroo Island.
oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /kangaroo-wrecks.html   (3759 words)

  
 More tales of Guam
It has the added advantage that if you fall off your boogie board, you land in soft muck and not on the jagged rocks of the reef.
The promontory is jagged limestone, and I urge the students to stay away from the cliff so that waves will not push them against the sharp rocks.
But of all the cool plants on Guam, probably the coolest and definitely the most fun is sleepy grass.
www.heptune.com /Guamtale.html   (3693 words)

  
 The World at War
The eight Precambrian granite outcroppings are the worn remnants of the ancient Appalachian mountains.
They would more properly be termed rocks than islands for there is scarcely enough soil on them to bury a man let alone sustain him.
Vice Admiral Emil Henri Muselier, Commander in Chief of the Free French Naval Force arrives in Halifax, Canada to inspect the submarine Surcouf and the corvettes Mimosa, Aconit and Alysse which are stationed here on escort duty.
www.worldatwar.net /article/miquelon   (7882 words)

  
 Côte d'Azur & Corse (Corsica)
It begins where the granitic and metamorphic rocks of the Massif de l'Esterel end at the Golfe de la Napoule and the limestone Alps reach the sea.
Thus, the white cliffs and headlands of the rugged, indented coast contrast with the often clear, blue sky and sea amid the lush subtropical vegetation of palm and mimosa.
The tourist industry has resulted in the Côte d'Azur having an almost continuous string of resorts, the most important being Monte Carlo in Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, and Menton, each with a different character.
www.discoverfrance.net /France/Provinces/Cote_dAzur-Corse.shtml   (533 words)

  
 ERBzine 1596:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nobby leads the mother giraffe, Zora, and her toto to a water hole.
He leads them to the shelter of a mimosa tree.
Tarzan realizes that since they are being trailed by hunting dogs they won’t be able to lose them in the rocks.
www.erbzine.com /mag15/1596.html   (7372 words)

  
 The Travel Bug Bookstore
From the high-tech sophistication of Tokyo to the remote wilderness of Hokkaido, Japan is a study in contrasts.
Here Sumo wrestlers rub shoulders with avant-garde rock musicians, Shinto shrines are found alongside capsule hotels, and Zen Buddhist monks speed between temples on the famous bullet train.
Includes extensive information on transport, including rail and bus travel, indispensable language section and Japanese script throughout, essential cultural and social background, and details on outdoor activities such as hiking cycling and skiing....$38.95
www.travelbugbooks.ca /bug-asia.htm   (14232 words)

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