Some of the most Beautiful & Alien Landscapes on Earth (PICS)
Found these on the internet and decided to post them here so our fellow Miscers can appreciate this beauty.
Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
This Island has some of the most intriguing and beautiful landscapes on earth, this is part of agroup of 4 islands that has been isolated from mainland Africa for at least 6-7 million years, it boasts at least 700very rare species of flora and fauna a full 1/3 of which is considered endemic. Some of the tree’s and plants here have been preserved due to its isolated location and a few are even 200 million years old.
Rio Tinto (Spain)
The giant opencast mines of Rio Tinto create a surreal, almost lunar landscape. Its growth has consumed not only mountains and valleys but even entire villages, whose populations had to be resettled in specially built towns nearby. Named after the river which flows through the region-itself named for the reddish streaks that color its water-Rio Tinto has become a landscape within a landscape. The river red water is highly acidic and rich in heavy metals.
The Stone Forest (China)
The Chinese stone forst or the shilin, has been known as the ‘first wonder of the world’ since the ming dynasty. The rocks are limestone and were formed by water percolating the grounds surface and eroding the limestone away to leave just the pillars.
The Richat Structure (Mauritania)
A simply devine landscape on the southwestern part of the sahara desert, this landform, has a huge diameter of 30 miles and is visable from space. Origionally thought to be caused by a merteor impact it is now thought that it is caused byuplift and erosion, however, the cause its curcular shape is unknown
The spotted lake – Canada
Looks like some pokadotted madness , but this lake was formed by the high contrast of salt and other minerals, thus creating many different pools of water rather than 1 body of water.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Located in the ‘bay of plenty’ region of the north island of new Zealand, the city is well renowned for its rotton eggs smell – this is caused due to the high volcanic activity which releases sulphar. Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village (Te Wairoa) – are within easy reach of the city.This thermal activity owes itself to the Rotorua caldera on which the city lies. Waters of ivid colors, from yellow to orange to green
Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands, it is the fourth largest of the main islands. Seaside lava ledges make for otherworldly experiences on this often-overlooked Hawaiian island
Mount Roraima (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)
It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides. There is only one ‘easy’ way up, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan side – to get up any other way takes and experienced rock climber. On the top of the mountain it rains almost every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and creating a unique landscape on the bare sandstone surface.
A Truly fascinating landscape, this formation int hat area and described as ‘the wave’. The area is devided into 2, Coyote Buttes North and Coyote Buttes South. To visit this area you have to get a hikers permit well in advance as only 20 people per day are allowed to visit.
Niagara Falls
This one speaks for itself
PAMUKKALE – TURKEY
Thousands of years ago earthquakes, which are common in Turkey, created fractures that allowed powerful hot springs to bring water rich in calcium carbonate to the surface. As the water evaporated the chalky material condensed and formed layer-upon-layer of Travertine and thus slowly built up the walls over time in the same way that a stalactite forms in a cave.
GREAT BLUE HOLE - BELIZE
The Great Blue Hole is located in the Light House Reef aproximately halfway between Long Caye and Sandbore Caye.
It is about 60 miles east from the mainland of Belize (city). Divers have reported a vast number of aquatic creatures some of which are still new to science.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Located in the Philippines, these layered rice plantings have been built by the native Ifugaos and are estimated to be 2000 years
Mono Lake, California
Rising from the surface are gnarled spires of limestone called tufa towers. Normally an underwater feature, the formations have become visible since water diversions began shrinking the lake in 1951.
The Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
Once thought to be constructed by a mythical warrior according to legends, this is a wholly natural phenomina according to scientists. It is a vast a field of thousands and thousands of basalt columns formed by ancient volcanic activity.
As the name says they are volcanoes made of mud, and Azerbaijan has over 300 of them The bizarre geological phenomena usually belch mud and gases fairly peaceably, but they can turn violent: In 2001, a mud volcano a few miles from the capital, Baku, spit fire nearly 50 feet in the air.
The gates of hell - Uzbekistan
The hole filled with burning gas called by locals “the door to hell” is in Uzbekistan but could as well be a quiet spot somewhere on Venus.
The Antelope Canyon – Arizona
located on Navajo land near Page,Arizona. Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and other sub – areil processes. A truly beautiful place
Yellowstone National Park
A truly wonderous and beautiful place, which has highly active volcanic activity amongst other things. The terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, are created by heat, water, limestone, and rock fracture. The formation is like a living sculpture that is constantly changing by flowing water and erosion. Well...the trees are very much alive as well.
This Concludes the post. Feel free to add your own places and pictures to the thread Hope you find these as amazing as i did when i found this on the internet
Absolutely amazing thread Lanierx. It never ceases to amaze me how foreign Earth can seem at times. Nothing gets me more excited to explore the solar system than to think of all the geological diversity on this planet, especially when we already know of some truly alien phenomenon (Olypus Mons, Valles Marineris, polar hexagon on Saturn, Titan, Io, Triton, etc.)
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