Following the Turks and Caicos, the next map in this tour of subtropical areas would be between 20 and 30 degrees South and 63 and 72 degrees East. There is no land or shallow marine area within these coordinates. The sea floor at this location is where the Somali Plate, Capricorn Plate, and Antarctic Plate … More Rodrigues Triple Point
Map of the Month: Caicos, Turks, and Silver Bank Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees North; 63 to 72 degrees West Countries: Dominican Republic and United Kingdom (Overseas Territory) Overview The Caicos Bank, which is lined by numerous islands, the Turks Islands, and the three submerged banks located to the southeast (Mourchoir, Silver, and Navidad) … More Caicos Turks and Silver Bank
Map of the Month: Atacama Desert, Southern Puna, and Southern Yungas Map boundaries: 20 to 30 South; 63 to 72 degrees West Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile Overview Altitude changes in this area provide a diversity of tropical and temperate habitats, with arid areas the most common. In the north, the Atacama Desert, the world’s … More Atacama Desert, Southern Puna, and Southern Yungas
Map of the Month: Balochistan, Lower Indus River and Kathiawar Map boundaries: 20 to 30 degrees North; 63 to 72 degrees East Countries: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan Overview One of the cradles of civilization, the area surrounding the lower Indus River includes both temperate and tropical arid areas. The Indus civilization dwarfed Egypt and Mesopotamia … More Balochistan, Lower Indus, and Kathiawar
Following Bermuda, the next map in the series should be between 30 and 40 degrees south and 60 to 70 degrees east. There is no land at these coordinates. The sea floor is part of the Antarctic Plate, with perhaps a small portion of the Somali Plate in the northwest. The plates are diverging at … More Temperate Indian Ocean
Map of the Month: Bermuda Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 60 to 70 degrees West Countries: United Kingdom (Overseas Territory) Overview Located at 32 degrees North and 64 degrees West, Bermuda is an isolated group of small islands more than 600 miles from the coast of North America–east of Cape Hatteras and southeast … More Map of the Month: Bermuda
Map of the Month: Pampas, Monte, Espinal, and Arid Chaco Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees South; 60 to 70 degrees West Countries: Argentina and Chile Overview The Pampeanas Mountains, located between Cordoba and San Juan and extending northward beyond 30 degrees latitude, are a dry-land region of mountains and eroded rock formations in central … More Map of the Month: Pampas and Arid Chaco
Map of the Month: Central Afghanistan Mountains Map boundaries: 30 to 40 degrees North; 60 to 70 degrees East Countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Overview The Central Afghanistan Mountains are a temperate desert and dryland region with high elevation alpine meadows and forests. The northeastern portion of the map in Uzbekistan … More Map of the Month: Central Afghanistan Mountains
A recent article (1) describes the Pensuk Great Western Resort in Thailand (pensuk.com). To get there, the route is described as “traveling across open scrubland punctuated by stark, serrated limestone cliffs and tablelands.” The road was also lined with small beef and dairy farms, and there were pastures with cowboys herding calves. All of this … More Thai cowboy country
Public LandsName: Paint Brush Prairie Conservation AreaWhere is it? Pettis County, MissouriOwner: Missouri Department of ConservationFacilities: three parking lots. Explore the prairie on your own.On June 14, 2008, the most diverse wildflower assemblage was at the first parking lot on Manila Road. While a few Indian paint brush plants (Castilleja coccinea) were still in flower, … More Paint Brush Prairie Conservation Area
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