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Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in northwestern Russia , where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment ...
The name means man island; by contrast with the parallel island to the east, Kunoy, the name of which means woman island. [1] The northernmost part and scenery of Kalsoy was used as stand-in for the Kuril Islands in eastern Russia while filming for the 25th James Bond movie No Time to Die. In the film, which was released in 2021, the villain's ...
Auskerry is a small, flat, red sandstone islet, 3 miles (5 km) south of Stronsay. [10] [11] A standing stone and mediaeval chapel are signs of early settlement. [10]The island was uninhabited for a time after the automation of the lighthouse in the 1960s.
The island has an area of about two hectares, [1] and only a small part of it is covered with vegetation, the rest is a naked granite. The Bengtskär Lighthouse on the skerry is the highest one in the Nordic countries, with a tower height of (46 m or 151 ft). [2] The lighthouse is owned by the Foundation of the University of Turku. Annually the ...
[3] [4] All islands are uninhabited, except for Deungdaeseom, which has a lighthouse on it. [3] Oryukdo formed through volcanic activity 80 million years ago. Volcanic rock in the area were weathered away over time, leaving these islands. [3] The islands are attested to in the 1740 geographical text Tongnaebuji (동래부지; 東萊府誌). The ...
The first American lighthouses in the state were erected in 1902 [2] but most early lights were rebuilt before 1940 in a distinctive Art Deco style; the only surviving building from the earlier group is the Eldred Rock Light. [2] The last constructed were replacements for the lights on Unimak Island in 1950. [3]
It is there to mark the northbound entrance to Sarah Passage and is situated on the west side of Sarah Island. The light itself is a tower, square pyramidal in shape and made of steel. The tower is white and the square base is red. This is a staffed light consisting of a number of structures and a weather station. Brockton Point Lighthouse
Built in 1874 and automated in 1969, the lighthouse was designed in the American Stick style by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed East Brother Island's sister stations, [4] Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940 ...