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 Oct 3 2008, 07:11 AM
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name of a province doesn't count..it has to be a city or town.,...etc...
Abbeville, France
Town in the Somme département, Picardy region, in northern France, 19 km/12 mi inland from the mouth of the River Somme and 40 km/25 mi northwest of Amiens; population (1999) 24,600. Abbeville has a large agricultural market; manufacturing industries include textiles, metal goods, and brewing. The town's 15th-century church of St-Vulfran is notable for its flamboyant facade and twin towers.
During World War I Abbeville was an important base for the British armies. The town suffered much damage during World War II and was extensively rebuilt. A 15-day carnival is held in Abbeville each year, starting on 22 July - the day of Saint-Marie Madeleine
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Oct 3 2008, 01:47 PM
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Olean,
NY, USA
The location was first settled around 1765.
Some claim the city was named after Olean Shepard, one of the first children born to settlers. However, the founders of the settlement had wanted to name the community "Hamilton," after Alexander Hamilton, but the Post Office was called "Olean Point" (where Olean Creek flows into the Allegheny River), after the petroleum found in the area. It's rumored that Shepard actually inherited much of this petroleum reserve, but distant relatives, in conjunction with corrupt attorney Martin R. Greenstein, managed to bargain the town to gain control of the reserves themselves while changing the name of the town as a trade-off. This name was simplified to Olean around 1823, before it became a village.
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Oct 4 2008, 09:15 AM
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Texada Island, British Columbia Canada. Texada Island in the Strait of Georgia Discovered in 1791 by Spanish explorers and named after Spanish Rear Admiral Felix de Tejada (or Texada), Texada Island was booming with iron, gold and copper mining in the late 1800s. Ancient middens (mounds of discarded shellfish shells) and fish weirs provide evidence that First Nations People occupied Texada Island long before Europeans discovered and settled the area, although there doesn't appear to have been any permanent settlements. Texada Island has two main communities at Gillies Bay and Van Anda, far away from the hustle and bustle of big cities. The largest of the Gulf Islands, Texada is 32 miles long and six miles wide at its widest point, located approximately 50 miles north of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia. Texada offers visitors great hiking, cycling, beachcombing, camping, kayaking and scuba diving, as well as exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities. Located across Malaspina Strait from Powell River, Texada Island has been a mining site for the last century, which is obvious as you pull into the ferry dock at Blubber Bay. Fortunately, as you leave the dock, you also leave behind the sight of limestone and heavy equipment. Texada today boasts three working limestone quarries that ship out over 6 million tons of limestone each year, making them the principle supplier of limestone for the cement, chemical and pulp industries throughout the Pacific Northwest. A small timber industry and numerous home-based arts and crafts businesses are located on the island. In 1876, a whaler named Harry Trim discovered iron ore, which precipitated a boom of mineral exploration on Texada. In 1886, the first iron mine was opened, in 1890 copper was found, and in 1898 copper and gold were mined at Marble Bay. By 1898, the town of Van Anda had become a boomtown, boasting the only opera house north of San Francisco, and three hotels with saloons, a hospital, and several stores and businesses. An illegal distillery flourished in Pocahontas Bay, on the northern shore of Texada, supplying alcohol to the United States during the years of prohibition. Three serious fires completely destroyed the major buildings of Van Anda in 1910, 1912, and again in 1917, leaving only Al Deighton's store, which was saved by a bucket brigade and remains a landmark on the Van Anda waterfront today. Texada was also used as a base by the whaling industry. Population: 1,200 
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Oct 6 2008, 04:29 AM
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Arnhem Land (Northern Territory, Australia)
Aboriginal presence is strong in the Northern Territory and Arnhem Land is the biggest Aboriginal freehold area in Australia. It covers almost all the eastern half of the Top End. Arnhem Land is a vast and remote region with spectacular escarpments, rock art, flood plains, animal life, beaches, mangrove wetlands and plant life.
Most of Arnhem Land is closed to the independent traveller and access is by limited permit only to Oenpelli, Gurig National Park on the Cobourg Peninsula and the Gove Peninsula township of Nhulunbuy.
Oenpelli is a Aboriginal community town in Arnhem Land and is about 70 kms from Jabiru. East Arnhem Land is famous for its bark paintings and Oenpelli has its own community Cultural Centre where you can see these artworks. If you buy here, you are assured of getting the genuine article and all proceeds from sales return directly to the community.
Nhulunbuy is on the north-eastern tip of Gove peninsula and is surrounded by white sandy beaches and stunning blue ocean. Aboriginal arts and crafts can be seen in the cultural centre in the township and at nearby Yirrkala. Originally Nhulunbuy was a service town for the bauxite mining industry, but it is now an administrative centre for the area. In 1963, the people of Yirrkala made a major step for the land rights movement, when they protested against mining on their traditional land. While mining didn't stop the protest did win them compensation. It also paved the way for greater self-management of traditional Aboriginal lands.
The Cobourg Peninsula is remote wilderness and includes Cobourg Marine Park and Gurig National Park. Marine life includes dugong, sea turtles, crocodiles and dolphins. These animals are protected and can only be hunted by Aboriginal people using traditional hunting methods.
To Cobourg Peninsula's north is Port Essington, a beautiful natural harbour that has the remains of an old British settlement at Victoria. There is also evidence of early Aboriginal occupation and the influence of Macassan trepangers in the area. Seven Spirit Bay is a particularly beautiful loation.
Groote Eylandt is a large island off the coast with a manganese mining operation and is part of the Arnhem Land region. Although it bears a Dutch name meaning "great island", it was visited for thousands of years beforehand by Indonesian fishermen, who caught trepang and traded with the indigenous inhabitants there.
A permit is required for road travel in Arnhem Land and can take up to two weeks to finalise. It can be organised at the Northern Land Council offices in Darwin or Jabiru. Many visitors prefer to see Arnhem Land through an organised tour operation.
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Oct 6 2008, 12:51 PM
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Yakushima, Japan
Yakushima is the fifth largest island in Japan and is located in the southern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is home to Mt. Miyanouradake at 1936m as well as other mountains towering over 1000m in height and the forest of "Yakusugi" (Yakusugi Cedar), itself said to be thousands of years old by now. The island's unique ecosystem is both subtropical and sub arctic and is well know throughout Japan.
On Yakushima Island, forestry utilizing the Yakusugi Cedar was a predominant local industry from the 17th century. However, in recent times, the exhaustion of the forest resources caused by large-scale lumber felling coupled with a recent decline in the demand for lumber in addition to the global ecology movement have brought many changes to this island. Furthermore, the discovery of Japan's (probable) oldest cedar, "Jomonsugi," (Jomonsugi Cedar) in 1966 led to the felling of trees being prohibited post 1970. In 1993, Yakushima Island was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
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