LIFE • Places
Places - The longest bridge in Europe
The Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Tagus River near Lisbon, capital of Portugal.
The bridge was opened to traffic on 29 March 1998 and it is the longest bridge in Europe, with a total length of 17.2 km.
Due to the bridge's length, it was necessary to take the Earth's curvature into account to s... • More »
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• Places - Cabo da Roca, Portugal »
The westernmost point of the european continent - Facing the Atlantic ocean, Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape which forms the westernmost point of both mainland Portugal, mainland Europe and the Eurasian land ...
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• Places - Oporto »
Over Campanhã train station - Porto, also known as "Oporto", is the second largest city in Portugal, located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal. The marker on this map shows the plane's position ...
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• Video - Landing at Saint Barthelemy »
One of the most difficult landing approaches - Saint Barthelemy airport (TFFJ) is famous as one of the most difficult landing approaches for pilots. Prevailing winds mean you have to approach over a ridge and d ...
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• Places - Vienna (2 vids) »
Hope means something to you - Two videos for Vienna, the capital of the Republic of Austria. First one: an awesome Vienna Airport simulation by Dexter11929. Do check out his channel, it's pretty amazing! Second ...
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• Video - Alone in Kyoto »
Kyoto festivals have been held for over 1000 years - Kyoto has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture. The original city was arrange ...
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• Places - Vigo, Spain »
The largest fishing port in the world - Vigo is a city on the Atlantic Ocean in Galicia, Spain. It was built over a Roman settlement. The marker on this map shows the plane's position. Vigo has the largest fish ...
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• Places - The top beach in the world »
Cíes Islands - The Cíes Islands are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia (Spain), declared a Nature Reserve in 1980. The marker on this map shows the plane's position. The Rodas Beach (praia d ...
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• Places - Sanxenxo, Galicia »
The highest beach side real estate prices in the whole of Spain - Sanxenxo is a municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is a popular tourism destination, widely regarded as the best and certainly the most exclusive ...
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• Video - Who needs a landing gear? »
Atlanta, Georgia: landing gear was not coming down - An absolutely picture-perfect gear-up landing, caught on tape by the media. The pilot apparently raised the flaps just before touching ground not to have the ...
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• Video - Winter Landings »
On Snowy Runways - I was watching this nice flight simulation video on YouTube, and I was thinking that it was pretty good... Yes, I watch lots of flight simulation vids on YouTube, I really like this sh... stu ...
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