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The Institute of Marine & Costal Sciences building on the Cook Campus of Rutgers University has an amazing lounge! The vaulted ceiling and and the wall decorations give the building a real marine and coastal feel. A great place to relax, have some coffee, and meet some interesting people. |
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The Coral Reef Exploration Lab in the Institute of Marine & Costal Sciences Building on Cook Campus at Rutgers University. |
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Waikiki Beach from the pier. Hawaii's main beach for tourists. Within walking distance of hotels, shops. Lifeguards on duty. Surfboards and bodyboards are available for rental fee. Water breakers 200 ft from coastal line to prevent high waves. Food stand and restrooms. No parking available.
Panorama taken on September 25th, 2009 Dimensions: 50927 x 9405 Size: 478,968,435 pixels File: 656 MB (tif) Camera: Canon Powershot SX10 IS Zoom Setting: 20x / 20x Rows/Columns: 4 rows, 45 columns Pictures: 180 total Weather: warm but cloudy Exposure: -1, 0, +1 in continuous 3-shot mode. (mistake) Software: Gigapan Stitcher (vertical), Adobe Photoshop (horizontal) |
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The dramatic and beautiful castle of Bamburgh stands proud on part of the volcanic Whin Sill overlooking a long stretch of golden sandy beach.
Once capital of the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria it is recorded as first being built in AD547. The first great stone castle was built by the Normans to replace the timber palisade of the Anglo-Saxon castle. After a long period of decline it was restored in the late 19th century by Lord Armstrong and remains in that family. |
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This newly established strand community exhibit illustrates the native coastal community of plants .There are examples of rare and endangered plants . Much of this habitat has been altered due to human intervention. This gigapan will help Botany students identify important coastal plants and illustrate the adaptations to survive in this environment. This environment is influenced by the substrate,sun,salt spray,and introduced species. |
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The Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve (NAR) occupies the western tip of O`ahu. It is home to breeding colonies of Laysan Albatross, Wedge-tailed shearwaters, and other seabirds. The NAR is home to several threatened and endangered plant species, and to the occassional endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. A predator-proof (dogs, cats, mongoose, rats) fence is in the planning stage. These introduced animals, especially marauding dogs, sometimes kill large numbers of nesting birds. White-tailed tropic birds nest on the cliffs just east of the point, and Black-footed Albatross occassionally visit the area. |
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Overview of winners Gibbs & Rosenthall ('rosie') and crowd celebrating winning the AVP Manhattan beach Open, Beach volleyball tournament July 2009. The 'Wimbldon' of beach volleyball is always "the one to win" on the AVP tour. Last scene on the center court before the stands empty and the riggers start taking everything down and packing it up. This ends the four image GigaPan vingnet of the 2009 Manhattan Beach open. 64 GigaPan images, Nikon P5100, Copyright John Post |
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No "Line in the Sand" visible here yet, but on Sunday October 4th the President of the National Trust for Jersey, Mike Stentiford MBE, is hoping that hundreds, in not thousands of islanders, will join him here to suppport the NT Coastline Campaign, by gathering to form a human chain (A Line in the Sand) to show their support for the safeguarding of Jersey's superb coastline. |
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The view from Langmoor and Lister Gardens lies at the centre of a major engineering scheme completed in 2007 by West Dorset District Council with funding from DEFRA. The slopes are ancient landslides and they have been stabilised by placing piles through the landslide surfaces and adding drains to take away the water. The pebble beach adds weight to the base of the slope and absorbs the full force of the waves during stormy weather. The sandy beach, an important attraction for the town, is held in place by a large stone groyne and rock armour extending from the north wall (the straight wall) of the Cobb. The rock armour on the end of the Cobb was replaced and lengthened in order to create a greater 'pool' to allow the waves to spill into and loose their energy. The length of the wall was designed using the latest computer and physical modelling and quite by chance closely matched the original stone wall placed there more than 200 years ago! For more information visit www.jurassiccoast.com |
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