http://www.metafilter.com/tags/EilMalk Posts tagged with 'EilMalk' at MetaFilter. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:02:23 -0800 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:02:23 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/102198/If%2Dyou%2Dsee%2Da%2Dhundred%2Djellies%2Dkeep%2Dgoing%2DIf%2Dyou%2Dsee%2Da%2Dthousand%2Djellies%2Dkeep%2Dgoing%2DIf%2Dyou%2Dsee%2Da%2Dmillion%2Djellies%2Dstop%2Dyoure%2Dthere Head some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines or 2,000 miles (3,200 km) south of Tokyo, and you'll find <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau">Palau</a>, an <a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1840.htm">island nation</a> in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=palau&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.658568,68.642578&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Palau&ll=7.370639,134.442444&spn=1.756834,2.145081&t=p&z=9">the Pacific Ocean</a>. Amongst the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Islands_%28Palau%29">Rock Islands of Palau</a> is a vaguely Y-shaped uninhabited island, called <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=7.170899,134.36451&spn=0.109856,0.134068&t=h&z=13">Mecherchar</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eil_Malk">Eil Malk</a>, which includes a number of marine lakes. One of the more astounding lakes is <a href="http://www.oceanhunter.com/n/OH-III/sites/Jellyfish-Lake.html">Ongeim'l Tketau</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_Lake">Jellyfish Lake</a>, home to <a href="http://www.arkinspace.com/2011/04/jellyfish-lake-daily-migration-of.html">millions of jellyfish</a> that <a href="http://thescyphozoan.ucmerced.edu/Biol/Behav/Migration/MastigiasMigrate.html">make daily migrations, tracking the sun</a>. Lots of stunning photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/jellyfishlake/">tagged on Flickr</a>, including <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobze/2137899822/in/photostream/">the source of the title</a>. Also <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=jellyfish+lake&tbs=vid:1">videos online</a>, including <a href="http://natgeotv.com/za/great-migrations/videos/jellyfish-lake">this short National Geographic video documentary</a>, narrated by Alec Baldwin. <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/search.mefi?site=mefi&q=palau">Palau, previously</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.102198 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:02:23 -0800 EilMalk GreatMigrations IslandNation Jellyfish JellyfishLake Mecherchar Migration NatGeo NationalGeographic Pacific Palau RockIslands filthy light thief