Unique and Amazing Places and Species
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Source: https://bit.ly/2sUoNKk Image Credit: NASA/JPL/NIMA Public Domain Image Eye of the Sahara Facts The Eye of the Sahara ranks as one of the most incredible geological marvels of our world. This phenomenal site sits in the Sahara Desert in western Mauritania, in Africa. Further, this extraordinary geological feature was actually unknown until it was accidentally spotted […]Read More
Jeju Island Facts Jeju Island is a rather stunning volcanic island, dominated by Hallasan, a volcano 1,950 m (6,400 ft) high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island also measures roughly 45 mi (73 km) across, east to west, and 25 mi (40 km) from the north to the south. There is also a […]Read More
Ometepe Island Facts Firstly, the name of Ometepe Island derives directly from the ancient Nahuatl language. The combination consists of the words ome, which means two, and tepetl, which means mountain. Therefore, the unique name of the astonishing location quite literally translates as two mountains. Perhaps most notably, the truly remarkable island constitutes one of […]Read More
Mount Kinabalu Facts The english name for this stunning geological formation remains the most frequently used one. That’s the term of Mount Kinabalu. It does have other names, however, in other languages. These include Gunung Kinabalu in Malay, and Gayo Ngaran, in Dusun. Regardless of which term one uses to refer to it, though, it’s […]
Frying Pan Lake Facts This astounding geological formation most frequently goes by the descriptive, not to mention humorous, name of Frying Pan Lake. But it’s also often known by other, perhaps equally intriguing terms. Those, though, are typically only used by locals. Both of these terms, however appealing, represent older, no longer official names for […]
Grand Prismatic Spring Facts This gorgeous geological formation holds the understandably grandiose, though wholly deserved, name of the Grand Prismatic Spring. While another feature in its immediate area carries more fame, this marvel is actually the more photographed of the two. It’s also famous for its sheer size, as well as its beauty. That’s because […]
Gulf Hagas Facts This remote, ruggedly beautiful, yet little-known, marvel of geological processes bears the somewhat deceptive name of Gulf Hagas. It’s quite obviously not a gulf, but is in fact a magnificent gorge cut through the surrounding terrain over a vast span of time. It’s not known when the first European settler in the […]
Lake Baikal Facts This amazing body of freshwater, almost unbelievably huge in dimensions, holds the deceptively simple english name of Lake Baikal. In the language of the region of the world in which it formed, however, this natural marvel holds the name Oзеро Байкал. Archaeological evidence indicates that prehistoric humans knew of its existence long […]
Farallon Islands Facts Remarkably, the Farallon Islands constitutes a small grouping of islands, outcroppings, and shoals, that many people remain completely unaware of. Astoundingly, however, that lack of awareness even extends to many of the inhabitants of the local area itself! That’s because, also known as the Farallones, the collection of formations remains something of […]
Dune du Pilat Facts This marvelous work of natural processes most frequently goes by the name of the Dune du Pilat in the language of the region it appears in. In that same language, it also sometimes goes by the alternate, though quite similar, name of Grande Dune du Pilat. The english name for the […]
McWay Falls Facts This magnificent and secluded natural formation, blessed with so much ethereal beauty, goes by the deceptively simple name of McWay Falls. The site’s also a highly fascinating feature, in addition to being one of supreme natural allure and charm. Its charm’s enhanced by the fact that until relatively recently, it had slightly […]
Lake Hillier Facts This dazzling, not to mention distinctive, natural feature bears the simple name of Lake Hillier. The name’s the only simple thing about it, however. This marvel of natural processes holds a long history of astounding those who encounter it. For the moment, though, it’s unknown if the Indigenous Peoples of the surrounding […]
Lake Superior Facts This dazzling body of water that so thoroughly boggles the mind with its immensity is now known by the appropriate name of Lake Superior. In the past, though, this majestic creation of natural processes bore another name that has unfortunately been forgotten. That’s because, for countless centuries, it bore a name derived […]
