Tag: “Long Island”

43 places found.

  1. Barnegat Lighthouse

    This lighthouse that is located on Long Beach Island in NJ is the second tallest lighthouse in the United States at 165 feet above sea level. It was designed by George G.

  2. Jones Beach

    Jones Beach is located in Wantagh, NY (Long Island).

    Jones Beach State Park has a boardwalk with 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for stillwater bathing, and two swimming pools. There is a pitch and putt golf course and the Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach is across the street.

  3. Tangier Island

    Small Island in the Chesapeake Bay, populated mostly by Crab Harvesters, known as Watermen.

  4. Mgadikgadi

    This is a complex of saltpans, a huge, flat expanses of hot, sun-baked terrain fringed by vegetated islands on vast shallow inland seas. For the majority of the year, the pans are dry and desolate – the only remains of the vast super lake that once covered over 60 000 square kiometres of the area.

  5. Rock Island

    Rock Island, Wisconsin: A Place Where Solitude Reigns.

    At the mouth of Green Bay lies Rock Island, a place whose rich history is matched by it’s natural beauty. The island’s ideal location was coveted by a variety of inhabitants.

  6. Hamilton Island

  7. Halong Bay

    A beautiful sanctuary in northern Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, comprised of a 120km coastline and over 1500 islands dotting the landscape. A 434km zone is recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site.

  8. Long Beach, Los Angeles

    Long Beach is located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.

  9. marinmuseum, Karlskrona

    The Naval Museum at Karlskrona is really worth a visit. I was there for a conference in October, and the venue was one of the highlights of the trip.

  10. Fraser Island

    Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. This is a great place to take a tour or to rent a four-wheel drive and explore the island.