Written by: Christine_Bush
Places In The News: The Al-Faw Peninsula
by Christine Bush
For EarthSatelliteMaps.com
Where is the Al-Faw Peninsula and why do we care?
Why: Seized Sailors; Iranian Viewpoints (Source: BBC)
Where: 29°52′33.11″N 48°48′54.86″E [KML]
Written by: Christine_Bush
Places In The News: Faroe Islands
by Christine Bush
For EarthSatelliteMaps.com
In the Travel section of the New York Times for Sunday, March 25, 2007, you’ll find an article by Stephen Metcalf entitled Into the Mystical Unreal Reality of the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands, according to Metcalf, are “an archipelago of 18 upthrusted hunks of […]