ch andra ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁for ts ▁nearby ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁become ▁great ▁att raction ▁for ▁tre kk ing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁P une ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁ann ular ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁occurred ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁christ mas ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁solar ▁eclipse ". ▁A ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁Moon ▁passes ▁between ▁Earth ▁and ▁the ▁Sun , ▁thereby ▁totally ▁or ▁partly ▁obsc uring ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁for ▁a ▁vie wer ▁on ▁Earth . ▁An ▁ann ular ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁apparent ▁diameter ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁Sun ' s , ▁blocking ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ' s ▁light ▁and ▁causing ▁the ▁Sun ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁an ▁ann ulus ▁( ring ). ▁An ▁ann ular ▁eclipse ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁over ▁a ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁thousands ▁of ▁kilometres ▁wide . ▁Ann ular ity ▁was ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁south western ▁tip ▁of ▁South ▁West ▁Africa ▁( today ' s ▁Nam ib ia ), ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Ash more ▁and ▁Cart ier ▁Islands ▁except ▁Cart ier ▁Island , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁Tim or ▁( today ' s ▁East ▁Tim or ). ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁e cli ps es ▁ ▁Sol ar ▁e cli ps es ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 6 ▁ ▁Sar os ▁ 1 3 1 ▁ ▁Met onic ▁series ▁ ▁References