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Navagio Beach. Coordinates: 37°51′34″N 20°37′28″E. Navagio Beach and wreck of the MV Panagiotis. Navagio Beach ( Greek: Παραλία Ναυάγιο, pronounced [naˈvaʝio] ), or Shipwreck Beach, is an exposed cove, sometimes referred to as "Smugglers Cove", on the coast of Zakynthos, in the Ionian Islands of Greece. Navagio Beach ...
1584 map of the Azores Islands Portugal fell into a dynastic crisis following the death of Cardinal-King Henry of Portugal in 1580. Of the various claimants to the crown, the most powerful was king Phillip II of Spain , who justified his rights to the Portuguese throne by the fact that his mother was a Portuguese royal princess, his maternal ...
Praia da Marinha. Coordinates: 37°05′24.3″N 8°24′45.0″W. Marinha Beach located in Caramujeira, near the city of Lagoa, in Algarve region, Portugal. Panoramic view of the blue sea of Marinha Beach in Caramujeira, Lagoa, Algarve. Praia da Marinha (in English: Navy Beach or Marinha Beach [1]) is one of the most emblematic beaches of ...
Corvo Island. / 39.69750°N 31.10528°W / 39.69750; -31.10528. Corvo Island ( Portuguese: Ilha do Corvo, pronounced [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈkoɾvu], lit. 'Island of the Crow') is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia. It has a population of approximately 384 inhabitants (as of 2021 ...
Andros. / 37.833°N 24.900°E / 37.833; 24.900. Andros ( Greek: Άνδρος, pronounced [ˈanðros]) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Euboea, and about 3 km (2 mi) north of Tinos. It is nearly 40 km (25 mi) long, and its greatest breadth is 16 km (10 mi).
Sarakiniko is a beach on Milos Island, Greece, situated on the north shore of the island in the Aegean Sea. Waves driven by north winds shape the greyish-white volcanic rock into amazing shapes, and the area is often compared to a moonscape. [ 1] The local people often refer to the scenic landscape of Sarakiniko as Lunar. [ 2]
Porto Santo Island ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈsɐ̃tu] ⓘ) is a Portuguese island 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The municipality of Porto Santo ...
Skopelos ( Greek: Σκόπελος, romanized : Skópelos, [ˈskopelos]) is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group, which lies east of the Pelion peninsula on the mainland and north of the island of Euboea. It is part of the Thessaly region.