Personification of Caledonia by the Victorian artist William Hole. Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in today's Scotland north of their province of Britannia, beyond the frontier of their empire. The etymology of the name is probably from a P-Celtic source. Its modern usage is as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland as a whole, comparable with Hibernia for Ireland and Cambria for Wales.
Plaza de ColÃ³n, PeÃ±afiel, Spain. 135 likes. Plaza de ColÃ³n is located in the encounter of ChamberÃ­, Centro and Salamanca districts of Madrid, Spain. This...
Galapagos Islands Geography. Located over 1000 km from the South American continent, the Galapagos Islands (officially named the Archipelago of Colon) are a dynamic region constantly changing with volcanic eruptions, new lava fields forming and islands eroding and expanding.