Today, we"re floating across the waves, following the ocean currents to Japan. Marine Day—海の日, Umi no Hi in Japanese—is celebrated on the third Monday of July. Japan is made up of 14,125 islands and has 29,751 kilometres of coastline, so it"s no wonder the sea plays such a key role in national life. As well as providing much of the country"s food, the seas that surround Japan are vital for trading and communicating with other nations.
Marine Day, Japan
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Stairway to heaven?
-
Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
-
Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
-
Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
-
A dramatic celebration of peace
-
World Nature Conservation Day
-
The white trilliums in Ontario, Canada
-
Blurring the lines with wearable art
-
Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
-
Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
-
Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, USA-Canada border
-
This blue succulent is as good as gold here
-
This bird is peak beak
-
Arched iceberg, western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
-
Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
-
Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
-
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
-
Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
-
Past below, future ahead
-
A pine forest in Alsace, France
-
Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
-
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
-
In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
-
How can we help at-risk animals?
-
Roll out the red carpet
-
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
-
Tremola Road on the Saint Gotthard Pass in Airolo, Switzerland
-
A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
-
As curious about you as you are about them
-
Sunset in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

