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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

27 - Jampur, Pakistan

On the Indus R.


Tuesday, July 1, 2008

116 - Jérémie, Haiti



Main town on the N coast of the southern peninsula.



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The Chautauquan Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

Thursday, June 5, 2008

90 - Jagua, Central African Republic


In the SW corner.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

64 - Jáchymov, Czech Republic



Just S of the German border. As Jachmenstal, a spa-town of the Austrian Empire.



At the beginning of the 20th century, Marie Curie discovered, in tons of pitchblende ore containing uraninite from Joachimsthal, the element radium, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Until the First World War this was the only known source of uranium in the world.

Friday, April 11, 2008

37 - Jeghir, Iran

40mi. S of Tabriz.

In between lies this nice volcano:


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Sunday, March 16, 2008

12 Junee, New South Wales, Australia

25mi. NE of Wagga Wagga, 25mi. SW of Cootamundra. Here's a train leaving Junee in days of yore:

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Thursday, January 24, 2008

75 - Jalón de Cameros, Spain

On the river Leza, S of Logrono. Here's my rather rectangular rendition, which blogger has decided to invert the hues ... click on it to see the sky in blue: