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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
With the exception of a permanent ranger station, Cocos Island is an uninhabited island approximately 340 mi (550 km) from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. With an area of about 9.2 sq. mi (23.8 sq. km) and a perimeter of roughly 14.4 mi (23.3 km), this island is almost rectangular in shape. Cocos Island is an oceanic […]Read More
Gocta Cataracts Facts The stunning Gocta Cataracts forms an incredible waterfall in an extremely remote section of the world, in Peru. It also ranks as the fifth highest waterfall that men know of. Though indigenous peoples knew about this place for centuries, it was completely secret to the rest of the world until 2005. The magnificent […]Read More
Fernando de Noronha Facts Fernando de Noronha is a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and lies roughly 220 mi (354 km) off the coast of Brazil, in South America. The archipelago consists of 21 islands and islets. Additionally, the principal island has an area of 7.1 sq mi (18.4 sq km). The total area of […]
El Tatio Facts The quite incredible El Tatio forms an extensive, highly active geyser field. This marvel of geology also sits at a high elevation, within the snow-capped Andes Mountains. Located in the northern section of Chile, in South America, El Tatio sits at an altitude of roughly 14, 173 ft (4,320 m). In terms […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2I4NmtJ Photographer: Dan Sloan CC License: https://bit.ly/1jxQJMa Kaieteur Falls Facts Kaieteur Falls is a magnificent high-volume waterfall and also forms a central part of the Kaieteur National Park within the Essequibo Territory, Guyana. The falls are also situated in the middle of Guyana’s rainforest. The Potaro River supplies this marvel of geology and flows from the […]
With the exception of a permanent ranger station, Cocos Island is an uninhabited island approximately 340 mi (550 km) from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica. With an area of about 9.2 sq. mi (23.8 sq. km) and a perimeter of roughly 14.4 mi (23.3 km), this island is almost rectangular in shape. Cocos Island is an oceanic […]
Angel Falls is a magnificent waterfall in Venezuela and is the highest uninterrupted waterfall on earth. It is 19 times higher than the Niagara Falls! It boasts a height of 3,212 ft. (979 m) and an incredible plunge of 2,648 ft (807 m)! Angel Falls drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park. It is […]
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. […]
Galapagos Islands Facts The Galapagos Islands are a largely pristine archipelago of volcanic islands and a rather incredible marvel of geology. This site also remains considered of vast ecological importance and significance. In fact, the larger islands and the numerous smaller bodies comprising the archipelago in the surrounding region form one of the provinces of Ecuador. The […]
