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 Phuket is the largest island of the Kingdom of Thailand located in the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand and the island is made up mostly of mountain chain starts at the ...

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand located on the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand, there is a chain of mountains in the west of the island and start from north to south and known as the Mountains of Phuket, which reaches a height (1,736 feet) above sea level. The area of ​​Bukit total 570 square kilometers (220 square miles), including the smaller islands, the island and away from the capital Bangkok about 863 km (536 miles) south of Bangkok, an area of ​​about 543 square kilometers (210 square miles), with the exception of small islands. Followed by the province nearly 39 small island of Phuket and the estimated length of the island from north to south and 48 kilometers (30 miles).

Reach the mountains in Phuket about 70% of the island and the remaining 30% is located in the plains of central and eastern parts of the island and the island contains no major rivers and contains some tables.

Forests and rubber plantations and palm oil covering about 60% of the island. The west coast where many of the Rumaila beaches and called the most popular beach in Phuket Patong Beach is located on the west coast.

Buddha statue in Phuket.

Among the most important characteristic of this island and the presence of some of the most beautiful dive sites at the global level as well as the development of tourism diving and cruises are refined and suitable for all can be for divers to choose between a diving trips for one day with the provision of meals and drinks on board the boats are equipped with all amenities and recreation and between trips to several days or even weeks scouring the waters of Phuket island and islets nearby and which is characterized by the diversity of coral reefs and marine its objects of sea turtles and sharks all Onoalla.llmazid

Grand Canyon du Verdon and also known as the Gorges du Verdon, in the southeast of France, which is the most beautiful river valley in Europe. It located in the extension of about 25 km and a depth of up to 700 meters. He formed by the River Verdon, which is located in the center region of Provence, the Alps and the French Riviera. At the end of the valley, Verdon River flows in the artificial lake of St. Croix du Verdon.

The Grand Canyon du Verdon is a distinct interface to climb and play, in a variety of ways extended to include about 1,500 cracks, columns, walls, and its distance ranging from 20 m to over 400 m.

Geography

Valley Verdon hurt in Dorrance River near Fino Wall Verdon extention 175 km. Between Castellane and bridge Galetas, the river passes through the Lake St. Croix, created by dam building named Sami started. Before the dam was built. To create a dam and reservoir, the government was forced to evacuate the area and then bombing and the destruction of the church and other structures, by flooding the region in 1973. Verdon corridor is narrow and deep corridor, where the depth reaches between 250 and 700 meters and a width of 6 to 100 meters on the Verdon River level.

Grand Canyon du Verdon is a unique site in Europe, which pass the Verdon River, you may find in this site the best places to visit in the country Verdon. Grand Canyon du Verdon is located in the central region of Provence, the Alps and the French Riviera. Verdon is renowned as one of the most beautiful canyons in Europe corridor, what attracts many tourists, especially during the summer period. The color of the river is remarkable, especially with the ice it contains minerals and sources of flour in accompanying the turquoise water.

Gorges du Verdon, or the Grand Canyon du Verdon is also called, is a magnificent valley which forms the border between the Alpes and Provence Supreme VARS. Up to 700 meters deep, extended valley 21 km long and varies in width between 6 and 100 m at the bottom and 200 to 1500 meters at its edge. Although it is much smaller than Arizona's Grand Canyon, and the Gorges du Verdon is deep, but it Verdon River flows in a clear and fast.

Verdon is considered the most beautiful valleys of Europe, where hikers accepted for walking from all over the world, has become Verdon is protected natural site since 1990, and which has the designation "Grand France".

t was formed in the Quaternary the valley, as a result of movements of the earth, but he was growing and affected by erosion on the Jurassic limestone Verdon River

During the 19th century, it was believed to be the deepest valleys to be breached, and then a few loggers went down into the valleys on the ropes, to search for wood and Jdhuah for use in making Epistle. Not scouted the valley remained until the 20th century, while Armand Janet made in an attempt to explore the boat in 1896, but declined because of the violent currents. In August of 1905, Edward Alfred Martel did the first full exploration of the valleys in a journey that took three days.

The fact that the valley is full of Verdon Btabieih Neanderthal, has proved in part by hundreds of ancient artifacts dating to 400,000 years old in a cave not bum Bonn in the village of Quinson (corridors Verdon, a few kilometers from the Western Lake St. Croix) .

Talk of prehistoric museum opened, the largest in Europe or in the April 28, 2001. The main building was designed by architect Norman Foster, the English, and this place can accommodate about 150,000 visitors a year. Verdon River extends about 2500 m height, and 3 km from La Foux d'Allos in the western side Achammals and 11 km 1 km northwest of Allos.

Saint-Andre, the river flows into the lake of Castillon, established based on this lake dams on the River Verdon with arches Castillon. To direct the south of the lake, the river flows past Castellane. And along this part of the river, this is still a broad valley enough to follow the road taken along for the river level. At the western end of the valley, the river flows into Lake St. Croix. The lake flowing through archways Turabi St. Croix bridge to the West through the Gorges du Verdon bass.