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Ailsa Craig is an island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where granite was quarried to make curling stones. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano. Read more The riebeckite granite known as...

Tematangi also known as "Bligh's Lagoon Island" is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Tematangi's nearest neighbour is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE. Tematangi is the closest land area to the antipode of Mecca. This means that t...

Aiming for dark skies over Sark In March 2010 Sark announced that it was hoping to be named the world's first Dark-Sky Island. In April 2010 the island will undergo an audit of its light by an astronomer. The classification is given by the International Dark-Sky Association to help promote both astro...

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Islands Ailsa Craig (Preview)	Off Topic	0	502	Jan 15 19:42 2010 by Blobrana
Ailsa Craig is an island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland where granite was quarried to make curling stones. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano. Read more The riebeckite granite known as...
Islands Tematangi Island (Preview)	Off Topic	0	537	Feb 12 22:16 2010 by Blobrana
Tematangi also known as "Bligh's Lagoon Island" is an atoll in the southeastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Tematangi's nearest neighbour is Mururoa, which is located 161 km to the ESE. Tematangi is the closest land area to the antipode of Mecca. This means that t...
Islands Sark (Preview)	General news	1	452	Apr 14 04:49 2012 by Blobrana
Aiming for dark skies over Sark In March 2010 Sark announced that it was hoping to be named the world's first Dark-Sky Island. In April 2010 the island will undergo an audit of its light by an astronomer. The classification is given by the International Dark-Sky Association to help promote both astro...