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• December 23, 2010 Nicolas updated the Rove Tunnel
  

  Tunnel du Rove, France

  Rove Tunnel

  Longest canal tunnel in the world, abandoned in the 1960s

  Between 1911 and 1916, the Rove Tunnel was built to link the Marseille Harbor to the Rhone River. But it wasn’t until 1926, after twenty years of work and a World War, that the tunnel was finally... »

  Natural Wonders, Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and Nicolas

• May 2, 2010 Nicolas updated the Bouvet Island
  

  Bouvet Island

  Bouvet Island

  Uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world

  For a place known as "the loneliest place on earth," a surprising number of people have tried to claim it. An uninhabited frozen isle halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, Bouvet Island... »

  Anomalous Islands | Edited by cathar, Dylan and 3 others

• February 26, 2010 Nicolas commented on Collégiale de Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

  Woaw, I've been knowing about Atlas Obscura for a week, and this post features a place 20 km from my house! Talk about destiny!