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
Source: http://bit.ly/2SHWE5f Photographer: Jan Markiewicz CC License: http://bit.ly/2IjEG4n Erta Ale Facts Erta Ale represents an impressive, continuously active volcano, sitting in the Afar Region of Africa, in northeastern Ethiopia. The place is a basaltic shield volcano residing within the Afar Depression. This is a desert area which spans the border of Eretria. It is an extremely […]Read More
Source: https://bit.ly/2K6tdW4 Photographer: ryan harvey CC License: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Lake Nakuru Facts Lake Nakuru forms one of a rather unique group of lakes, also collectively known as the Rift Valley Soda Lakes. This picturesque lake also sits in an area of rugged beauty in the rift valley of Kenya, in Africa. The lake also forms part of Lake […]Read More
Dallol Hydrothermal Field Facts Firstly, the breathtaking Dallol Hydrothermal Field represents an incredible wonder of geology that formed in a rather isolated and remote part of the world. The field also officially ranks as the lowest known subaerial volcanic region on earth. From the perspective of uniqueness, it remains one of the world’s most spectacular […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2K6tdW4 Photographer: ryan harvey CC License: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Lake Nakuru Facts Lake Nakuru forms one of a rather unique group of lakes, also collectively known as the Rift Valley Soda Lakes. This picturesque lake also sits in an area of rugged beauty in the rift valley of Kenya, in Africa. The lake also forms part of Lake […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2KH9OiI Photo Credit: User:Doron CC License: https://bit.ly/3qBtUws Lake Turkana Facts The remarkable Lake Turkana remains the largest known permanent desert lake on Earth. It also holds recognition for being the world’s largest alkaline lake. By volume, it also ranks as the world’s fourth largest salt lake. Technically, you can drink the water safely, but few […]
Ol Doinyo Lengai Facts Ol Doinyo Lengai ranks as one of the most unusual volcanoes on earth and also possesses extremely unusual attributes. These make it the only one of its type on earth. It also constitutes the only active volcano in its region. Moreover, eruptions occur rather frequently, though they usually remain minor. The […]
Source: http://bit.ly/29ei0D2 Photographer: Michael Clarke CC License: https://bit.ly/3dxeFPE Tristan da Cunha Facts Tristan da Cunha holds several distinctions. Not only does the lone island hold the name, but the entire archipelago also does, collectively. Unquestionably, this geological wonder ranks as the most remote inhabited archipelago on earth. The nearest inhabited area sits nearly 1,200 mi (2,000 km) […]
Source: http://bit.ly/2SHWE5f Photographer: Jan Markiewicz CC License: http://bit.ly/2IjEG4n Erta Ale Facts Erta Ale represents an impressive, continuously active volcano, sitting in the Afar Region of Africa, in northeastern Ethiopia. The place is a basaltic shield volcano residing within the Afar Depression. This is a desert area which spans the border of Eretria. It is an extremely […]
Lake Natron Facts: Remarkable Lake Natron is a remarkable salt lake in the northern region of Tanzania, in Africa, and also forms a part of the East African Rift. The lake is fed by a combination of hot springs rich in minerals, and by a tributary of the Ewaso Ngiro River. It is, however, an extremely […]
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 […]
Source: https://bit.ly/1P4DDER Photographer: William Wharby CC License: https://bit.ly/1ryPA8o Ngorongoro Crater Facts Ngorongoro Crater represents the largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera on earth. It sits in Tanzania, in Africa and also forms the remnants of a volcano that exploded violently between 2-3 million years ago. The volcano measures about 2,000 ft (610 m) deep, […]
