World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington City

Welcome to Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Wellington is a picture perfect city. It is set between a magnificent harbour and rolling green hills. It is also a compact city where funky shops, exciting galleries and great restaurants are within easy walking distance.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Auckland, North Shore

Takapuna Beach is just a few steps from the bustling but laid-back shopping centre of Takapuna. It not only offers beautiful views across the harbour, fine white sand and safe swimming but also some excellent examples of lava-encased fossilised trees--covered by one of Auckland's many volcanic eruptions, 150,000 years ago. From Takapuna Beach you can walk south to Narrow Neck Beach or North to Milford Beach. Both walks are best done at low tide.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Northland, Whangarei

Parua Bay is a locality and bay on the northern side of the Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is 19 km to the west, and Whangarei Heads are 10 km to the south east, with Munro Bay between the two.

World Directory, Oceania, New Zealand, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area. It is midway down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kanto, Chiba

Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.

World Directory, Africa, South Africa, Western Cape, West Coast

There are kilometres of deserted sandy beaches and rocky coves waiting to be explored. Delight in the beauty of dune fynbos and the annual riot of spring flowers. Be awed by sightings of dolphins and whales. Enjoy the rich diversity of bird life. Get up close to the whales. Hike, kayak on the ocean or just sit back and enjoy the beautiful African sunsets. Explore this fascinating region from the central point of Paternoster, a historic fishing village.

World Directory, Europe, Latvia, Riga, Riga

Riga was a major center of the Hanseatic League and prospered from its trade with central and Eastern Europe in the 13th-15th centuries. The urban fabric of its medieval center reflects this prosperity, although most of its earlier buildings have been destroyed by fire and war.

World Directory, Africa, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park is one of the jewels of the South African coastline. Located on the north-eastern coast of KwaZulu Natal, stretching from Kozi Bay in the north to Cape St Lucia in the south, the park was the first in South Africa to be declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).

World Directory, North America, United States, Missouri, Camden and Miller counties

The Lake of the Ozarks is a large man-made reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri.

World Directory, Asia, Russia, Kola, Kola Bay

Murmansk is a city and seaport in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland. Murmansk is the administrative centre of Murmansk Oblast. The port remains ice-free year round due to the warm North Atlantic drift ocean current and is an important fishing and shipping port.