Old Maps, Expeditions and Explorations: 10 Stunning Hidden Paradises From Around The World

Monday, January 16, 2017

10 Stunning Hidden Paradises From Around The World - Listverse

10 Stunning Hidden Paradises From Around The World - Listverse
Travel You've heard of the Grand Canyon, the Galapagos Islands, and Venezuela's Angel Falls; you've probably even heard of more obscure natural wonders, like the needle-like rock forests at Tsingy de Bemaraha. But no matter how much of the Earth we cover, there's always something breathtaking just around the bend.

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Abkhazia

My favourite is the story of 19th century 'negotiations' between an up-coming Russia and a declining Ottoman Turkey in which Russia demanded the cession by Ottoman -Turkey of the province of Abkhazia. The Turkish delegates who had been summoned to the Czar's palace had little idea of their empire, where Abkhazia was or how big a loss it would represent to Ottoman Turkey. It's actually 8,600 sq kilometers, or 40% of a Wales for those who prefer more traditional area measurements. However there was a map of Abkhazia hanging on the Czar's palace walls, alongside a similarly-sized map of the palace gardens - no scale to either map, although the latter was probably at a somewhat larger scale. Based on these 2 maps the Ottoman delegation concluded they were ceding an insignificant piece of territory.- Dr Hillary Shaw