Geography

A 3.9-magnitude-earthquake struck the southern island of Gavdos on Saturday, according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The epicenter of the quake was located 27 kilometers southwest of the island, at a depth of 13 kilometers.

The Foreign Ministry has sent the Libyan embassy in Athens a note verbale rejecting accusations that the Sanco Swift research vessel is acting illegally.

Discover the Island located so close to mainland Greece that you can go drive there

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica's pristine waters.

Conservationists say new marine protected areas and rules to prevent overfishing are desperately needed, but that Russia could use its veto-like powers to once again block progress.

The Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has accepted the law proposal regarding Türkiye's accession to the Spitsbergen Agreement, which will enable Turkish citizens to acquire property, residence and fishing rights in the Svalbard (Spitsbergen) archipelago and territorial waters.

The proposal will be discussed in the parliament's general assembly in the coming days.

If the online discourse is anything to go by, political polarisation in North Macedonia is deepening, with potential violent consequences.

A total of 788,241 people have visited the Çamlıca Tower, a telecommunications tower with observation decks and restaurants, in Istanbul's Üsküdar district, since its official opening in May 2021, the country's transport and infrastructure minister has said.

"The tower hosted 455,945 people between Jan. 1 and Aug. 20, 2022," Adil Karaismailoğlu said in a written statement on Aug. 21.

As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking icebergs and natural beauty, authorities are mulling ways to control crowds to protect the fragile environment, already threatened by global warming.

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BIRN's reporter followed the participants all the way along the route of this year's Peace March, and posted regular updates, photos, videos and other content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as the march progressed.

Photo: BIRN

With its ghost towns and armed men taking on a vast wilderness, one could almost mistake the Svalbard archipelago for the Wild West.

But a tiny Arctic police force on these islands halfway between Norway and the North Pole keeps outlaws - and polar bear botherers - at bay.