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Isla del Sol (Spanish for "Island of the Sun") is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of Bolivia, and specifically part of the La Paz Department. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island with many eucalyptus trees. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island.
View from the Isla del Sol to the Yampupata Península in the background and Chelleca island on the left View of the Yampupata Peninsula in the background with Isla del Sol ("sun island") in the foreground Map showing Isla del Sol, the Strait of Yampupata and Yampupata Peninsula in Lake Titicaca
Galveston Island (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach , is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County .
Chinkana (Quechua for labyrinth) [1] is an archaeological site in Bolivia situated on the Isla del Sol, an island of Lake Titicaca. [2] It is located in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality.
Map 29°13' N Galveston Island: 27 miles (43 km) Trinity–San Jacinto Estuary (Galveston Bay) 29°2' N Follet's Island: 13 miles (21 km) Christmas Bay Estuary: 28°14' N Matagorda Island: 38 miles (61 km) Guadalupe Estuary (San Antonio Bay) 27°59' N San José Island: 21 miles (34 km) Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay) 27°44' N Mustang ...
Satellite images show the extent of the damage from Hurricane Milton, which spawned tornadoes across Florida and struck the state as a Category 3 hurricane.. The fatal storm surge that forecasters ...
Sun Island may refer to: . Sun Island, one of two main exhibition areas for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival; Isla del Sol (Sun Island), an island in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.
Galveston Island is a barrier island between Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The island began to form around 5,000 years ago. It took another 3,000 years for the core to become high enough to withstand typical storm surges. [5] American Indians began to visit Galveston Island around 2,000 years ago. [5]