Shale soils are fine-textured and tend to be acidic and low in nutrients â with largeadditions offertilizer, they are farmed. On mountainsides theyoften support mixed forests.Much of the land overlying shale deposits has been ruinedby strip mining, because shale contains Pennsylvaniaâs rich coalbeds.
Fortitude is a fictional community located on Svalbard in Arctic Norway. It is described as an international community, with inhabitants from many parts of the world (Population 800 inhabitants and 4 police officers). The series was filmed in both the UK and in ReyÃ°arfjoerÃ°ur, ReyÃ°arfjÃ¶rÃ°ur. iceland
1 DOWNTON-The fictional Downton Abbey is filmed at the real-life Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England. 2  It was built in 1679, but largely remodeled and rebuilt in 1842, The ornate decorations and furnishings seen in the TV series are all an actual part of the Carnarvon familyâs personal estate.