Yalta is a resort city in Crimea peninsula, southwestern Russia, on the north coast of the Black Sea. Yalta are a part of Russian Empire since 1783, along with the rest of Crimea, sparking the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792. The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded […]
The iPhone 4S was the first Apple product using both GPS and GLONASS navigation.
What the GLONASS ?? -GLONASS – Global Navigation Satellite System, is a space-based satellite navigation system operated by the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. It provides an alternative to Global Positioning System (GPS) and is the only alternative navigational system in operation with global coverage and of comparable precision. GLONASS is a global satellite navigation system, […]
Project Iceworm, a top secret US Army program during the Cold War
Project Iceworm was the code name for a top secret US Army program during the Cold War to build a network of mobile nuclear missile launch sites under the Greenland ice sheet. The ultimate objective of placing medium-range missiles under the ice – close enough to Moscow to strike targets within the Soviet Union – […]
Lake Natron
Lake Natron is a salt lake located in northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border, in the eastern branch of the East African Rift. The lake is fed by the Southern Ewaso Ng’iro River and also by mineral-rich hot springs. It is quite shallow, less than three meters (10 feet) deep, and varies in width […]
Lake Segozero
Lake Segozero (Russian: Сегозеро, Finnish: Seesjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at 63.3°N 33.75°E. Segezha River is a major outflow from Segozero and it empties to Vygozero. After the hydroelectric power plant was built on Segezha River the surface area of Segozero have […]