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The Yukon Territory the smallest of our three territories at 474,712.64 km2 (183,287.57 sq mi), larger than Germany, to give a comparison, which is 357,021 km2 (137,847 sq mi).
It's famous for it's gold rush, as well as it's beautiful remoteness.
Washington has some beautiful beaches, most people visit the more easily accessible beaches and beach communities in the south such as long beach and ocean shores. However to the north there is 60 miles worth of wild coastline all with in the olympic national park. This is the longest stretch of wild coastline in the lower 48 states. And even then the southern portion has more visitors because of easier access. In the north there are no roads that directly lead to the beach and you have to go on a several mile hike to reach them, unlike in the south where highway 101 hugs the coast.
This is the northernmost beach within the park called Shi Shi Beach.
Castelluccio di Norcia is a town sitting in the midst of the Appennines perched on a hill in the center of a plateau at almost 1500 meters above sea level. For most of the year, it's an unremarkable old mostly abandoned village but when late March-early April comes, the blossoming period starts, the whole plateau turns into a palette of colours and day trips from the surrounding areas are organized to admire the lovely landscape which comes from a mix of the field colours, the old town and the snowcapped mountains.
According to wikipedia it is the biggest alpine fortification in Europe, with a surface area of 1,300,000 m². There is also a lot of difference between the altitudes at the base and the one on the top: it begins at an altitude of 1,100 m and it reaches the altitude of 1,800 m (it is the perfect place for the people who like stairs).
The Italian version of the wikipedia page is a little bit more detailed, and it also says that (translated by me):
"Because of its dimensions and its structure that follows the whole left side of the valley, the fortress is also known as the "Great Wall of Piedmont" (*). Since 1999 it has become the symbol of the Turin province, and in 2007 it was inserted into the list of the 100 historical-archaeological sites of global relevance more in danger by the World Monuments Fund."
(*) of course it is much smaller than the original Great Wall in China, probably this point is an exaggeration.
Washington is known for it's many volcanic peaks, and the Cascade range in general as well, however there is one large peak that is often overlooked and forgotten, and that is Mt. Adams. It is the third tallest peak in the mountain range at 12,281 ft (3,743 m), it is even taller than Oregon's tallest, Mt. Hood 11,249 ft (3,429 m), on the other side of the columbia river. Only Mt. Shasta in California and Mt. Rainier just a bit north are taller. It is also a bit isolated and hidden within the mountain range, making it not easily spotted in the populated regions, as opposed to Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood which dominate over Seattle and Portland respectively. And when people happen to see it they often confuse it with Mt. Rainier.
If I didn't know beforehand that this was Adams, I would've guessed it was Rainier.
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