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- Indonesian Coastal FisheriesGo southwest, or so the arrows seem to suggest. What do the arrows point to? Jakarta, on the island of Java, in the Java Sea, but that’s merely coincidental. This is an area where mangrove roots nurture and protect all sorts of aquatic life. So, the big fish work their way into the mangrove forest … Continue reading Indonesian Coastal Fisheries
- {null} IslandThis is the most magical place on earth. At least, from a geographer’s standpoint. This is where the Prime Meridian meets the Equator off the shore of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s not an island, it’s a weather buoy. Maybe it isn’t all that magical, really. The coordinates here are (0,0) using a standard … Continue reading {null} Island
- Hawthorne Army DepotIn deserts of rural, western Nevada, by the city of Hawthorne is the army depot. It’s where munitions are manufactured, but more importantly stored in these little isolated bunkers. Armies all over the world store munitions in similar fashion. I had believed that humidity might play into the life expectancy of munitions, and if that’s … Continue reading Hawthorne Army Depot
- Irrigating Grace, Idaho“Niter Ice Cave,” “Last Chance Canal,” and the town of “Grace” are all associated with Gem Valley on the Bear River in southern Idaho. The ice cave formed at the edge of a lava flow (I don’t know how–that’s not important right now,) Last Chance Canal refers to the desperate struggle to irrigate crops in … Continue reading Irrigating Grace, Idaho
- Scars of MagicBy Matthew Devine Magic entered the world and violently marked the landscape. Not only did the elders tell the tales to children as they sat around the fires at night, but some of the people could feel magic. A gentle tug, some claimed, an affinity for one of the primal humors. Those attuned to the … Continue reading Scars of Magic