Unique and Amazing Places and Species
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Source: https://bit.ly/2sUoNKk 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 from space. Between its extreme remoteness […]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 is formed by two volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua, in the Republic of Nicaragua. The island’s name derives from the Nahuatl words one (two) and tepetl (mountain), meaning two mountains. It is the largest island in Lake Nicaragua, as well as the largest volcanic island inside a freshwater lake in the world, a true marvel of geology. […]Read More
Source: http://bit.ly/2BrAFZH Lake Kaindy Facts To begin with, the extraordinary geological marvel known as Lake Kaindy actually formed relatively recently due to an earthquake. Nature remains highly resourceful. In addition, the water remains quite cold. Due to a specific combination of factors, the water temperature rarely rises above 43F (6C). These conditions have aided in creating […]
Cano Cristales serves as the name of a rather extraordinary river in Colombia, in South America. This unique river remains located in the province of Meta. Many people also often refer to it as the Liquid Rainbow and the River of Five Colors. As a result, many individuals consider Cano Cristales to be the most beautiful river […]
Source: http://bit.ly/2dwvj1o Bloody Hell Pond Fact The Hellish waters of Bloody Hell Pond occasionally reach temperatures of as much as 194 F (90 C). Hellishly hot indeed. These temperatures would be (obviously) more appropriate for cooking than for use as a spa. This marvel of geology, found in Asia, has been known, and utilized by local […]
Source: http://bit.ly/2gjq4FU Photographer: Olivier Grunewald Nyiragongo Volcano Facts The incredible Nyiragongo Volcano presents a quite unique combination of factors for vulcanologists to study. Investigations of this geological marvel keep geologists rather busy. While the volume of its lava lake varies, the average amount of lava it contains makes it the largest regularly maintained lava lake […]
The extraordinary Mou Waho Island actually forms an island in Lake Wanaka, on South Island, New Zealand, which itself hosts a lake with an island in it. To put it another way, you have an island, in a lake, on an island in a lake, on an island, in the ocean. Talk about a hodgepodge […]
Grand Falls often gets called The Chocolate Falls. Just try to picture how it looks as a result of such a name. What a sight it forms while pouring over the cliffs. Grand Falls or Chocolate Falls forms a unique waterfall system situated near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. This marvel of geology also […]
Source: http://bit.ly/2QgZakJ Photographer: Andrew Hall CC License: http://bit.ly/2OUHszC Kuang Si Falls Facts Kuang Si Falls ranks as an astonishingly beautiful waterfall with truly incredible qualities. It also has a somewhat remote setting, which serves to limit tourism, and consequently remains comparatively pristine. This geological masterpiece developed in northern Laos, in Asia, where the local terrain stays […]
Erg Chebbi Facts Erg Chebbi serves as the common name for a Saharan erg located in the country of Morocco, in Africa. This geological formation also forms one of only two such ergs found in the country. The nearest sizable human habitation also lies roughly 37 mi (60 km) from the boundary of this site. A small […]
Lagoa do Fogo is the name of a beautiful crater lake located in the approximate center of Sao Miguel Island, in the Portuguese Azores Archipelago. Since 1074, the entire region around the lake also forms a protected area, forming the Natural Reserve of Lagoa do Fogo. To preserve the pristine beauty of the region, the […]
Haukadalur Geothermal Area Facts The Haukadalur Geothermal Area forms an extraordinary region of geological beauty in southern Iceland, in Europe. In fact, one of the geysers found in the area actually represents one of the first geysers that modern man discovered. In addition, the earliest known recorded mention of the spectacular landscape features was in […]
