Rainbow Eucalyptus
Blood Falls
The most notable feature of this lake is its pink colour. It is such a significant distinguishing feature of the archipelago that air passengers often take note of it. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The length of the lake is about six hundred meters (3/8 mile). The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paper bark and eucalyptus trees with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating it to the north from the Southern Ocean.
The Door to Hell
This tree is located in Kailua, Hawaii. It can be named one of the most colorful trees in the world. The barks of the trees can take on yellow, green, orange, and even purple shading!
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| Rainbow Eucalyptus |
Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi and Mindanao.
The unique multi-hued bark is the most distinctive feature of the tree. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones.
In the present day this tree is grown widely around the world in tree plantations, mainly for pulpwood used in making paper. It is the dominant species used for pulpwood plantations in the Philippines.
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| Blood Falls |
Geologists found the Blood Falls in Antarctica in 1911. The red color on ice is said to be caused by microbes living off sulfur and iron in oxygen-free water trapped beneath the ice for nearly two million years. How amazing Mother Nature is!
Blood Falls is an outflow of an iron oxide-tainted plume of saltwater, flowing from the tongue of the Taylor Glacier onto the ice-covered surface of West Lake Boney in the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, East Antarctica.
Iron-rich hyper saline water sporadically emerges from small fissures in the ice cascades. The saltwater source is a sub glacial pool of unknown size overlain by about 400 m of ice at several km from its tiny outlet at Blood Falls.
The reddish deposit was found in 1911 by the Australian geologist Griffith Taylor, who first explored the valley that bears his name. The Antarctica pioneers first attributed the red color to red algae, but later it was proven to be due only to iron oxides.
Cocooned Trees
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| Cocooned Tree |
In 2010, millions of spiders climbed into the trees to escape the flooding in Pakistan. Because of the scale of it, many trees became cocooned in spider webs. People have never seen such a phenomenon before. We bet, you too haven’t seen something like this until now!
Lake Hillier
Lake Hillier in Australia is only 600 meters wide, but its rose pink color is seen from a far. Its color is still under investigation, but one of the reasons for that is the low concentration of Dunaliella Salina and Halo bacterium. Whatever the reason for all this, Lake Hillier looks absolutely incredible!
Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherché, Western Australia.
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Lake Hillier
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The island and lake are thought to have been first charted by the Flinders expedition in 1802. Captain Flinders is said to have observed the pink lake after ascending the island's peak. John Thistle, the ship's master, collected some of the lake's water, which he found to be saturated with salt. Although the source of the pink colour has not been definitively proven in the case of Lake Hillier, the pink colour of other salt lakes (e.g., Pink Lake) in the region arises from a dye created by the organisms Dunaliella Salina and Halo bacteria. Another hypothesis is that the pink colour is due to red halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts.
Despite the unusual hue, the lake exhibits no known adverse effects upon humans. From above, the lake appears a solid bubble gum pink, but from the shoreline it appears more of a clear pink hue. The shoreline is also covered in salt crust deposits.
The Crystal Cave
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| Crystal Cave |
If you are looking for new adventures in the natural world, this Crystal Cave is perfectly good for it. Emerged as a result of its glacier meeting the Icelandic coastline, it has an access via a 22-foot entrance at the water's edge. So, be ready to get a new portion of adrenaline just accessing it!
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| The Door to Hell |
It may look like a dramatic scene from a science-fiction movie. But it is actually a natural gas field in Derweze, also spelled Darvaza, meaning "gate"), (Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It was discovered by Soviet geologists in 1971. They tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas, but the ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a hole with a diameter of 70 meters. They thought that the fire would use all the fuel within days, but the gas is still burning today. At night it definitely looks like an attack on Earth launched by other civilizations.
The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas fire which has been burning continuously since it was lit by Soviet petrochemical scientists in 1971, fed by the rich natural gasdeposits in the area. The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance.
It was thought to be a substantial oil field site. The scientists set up a drilling rig and camp nearby, and started drilling operations to assess the quantity of gas reserve available at the site. As the Soviets were pleased with the success of finding the gas resources, they started storing the gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig and camp collapsed into a wide crater and disappeared. No lives were lost in the incident. However, large quantities of methane gas were released, creating an environmental problem and posing a potential danger to the people of the nearby villages.
Fearing the release of further poisonous gases from the cavern, the scientists decided to burn it off. They thought that it would be safer to burn it than to extract it from underground through expensive methods. Environmentally, gas firing is the next best solution when the circumstances are such that it cannot be extracted for use. At that time, expectations were that the gas would burn within days, but it is still burning, more than four decades after it was set on fire.
The Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy
Fearing the release of further poisonous gases from the cavern, the scientists decided to burn it off. They thought that it would be safer to burn it than to extract it from underground through expensive methods. Environmentally, gas firing is the next best solution when the circumstances are such that it cannot be extracted for use. At that time, expectations were that the gas would burn within days, but it is still burning, more than four decades after it was set on fire.
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| The Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy |
The Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy
Lake Kaindy is a 1,300 feet long lake in Kazakhstan that is nearly 30 meters deep in some areas. The lake was created after an earthquake in 1911 that triggered a large landslide forming a natural dam. Then rainwater filled the valley and created the lake. The water is said to be very cold there even in summer. But if you are fond of trout fishing, it is a great place to do it.
It is located 129 kilometers (80 mi) east-southeast of the city of Almaty and is 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level.
The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submerged Picea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.
Frozen Air Bubbles
On seawater, congelation ice is ice that forms on the bottom of an established sea ice cover, usually in the form of platelets which coalesce to form solid ice.
Only the water freezes to ice, the salt from the seawater is concentrated into brine, some of which is contained in pockets in the new ice. Due to the brine pockets, congelation ice on seawater is neither as hard nor as transparent as fresh water ice.
Cave of the Crystals
Giant Crystal Cave is connected to the Naica Mine, which is located in Chihuahua 300 metres (980 ft) below the surface in Naica, Mexico. The crystals are said to be 500,000 years old and were formed from the underground magma. But watch out, the conditions there are so extreme, that it is impossible to be there without special equipment. The temperature of the hot air inside the cave can go up to 136°!
A group of scientists known as the Naica Project have been heavily involved in researching these caverns
The super romantic view of the shimmering shores of Vaadhoo, Maldives can cause lots of pleasant emotions… and many memories… The shoreline glows at night because of bioluminescence. This occurs when a micro-organism in the water is disturbed by oxygen. More like a miracle, right?
Light Pillars
Lake Retba is located in north east of Dakar, Senegal, in northwest Africa. Its water is pink, because the Dunaliella salinaalgae in the water produce a red pigment that uses sunlight to create more energy. The lake is also known for its high salt content, so it allows people to float easily.
Reflective Salt Flats
It is almost impossible to distinguish where the sky ends and the ground begins…. The flats, located in Southern Bolivia near the Tunupa volcano make up the world's largest salt desert, around 11,000 square kilometers. It is also a popular travel destination. Everybody is
curious to see not the water, but the ground that is covered in a layer of salt crust so reflective, that it perfectly mirrors the sky. And we understand those people!
The Wave
The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of America near the Arizona-Utah border. It is real Red Rock Country, with a wind-shaped mesas and water-carved canyons that began their slow formation millions of years ago. If you are a photographer, you will definitely appreciate its interesting detail. The Wave does not have shadows in the center a few hours around midday.
This place is very popular among photographers. Located in western Alberta, Canada, this lake was created in 1972. The plants on the lake bed release methane gas and it gets frozen once the gas reaches close enough to the relatively colder lake surface. Isn’t it beautiful?
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| Frozen Air Bubbles |
Cave of the Crystals
Giant Crystal Cave is connected to the Naica Mine, which is located in Chihuahua 300 metres (980 ft) below the surface in Naica, Mexico. The crystals are said to be 500,000 years old and were formed from the underground magma. But watch out, the conditions there are so extreme, that it is impossible to be there without special equipment. The temperature of the hot air inside the cave can go up to 136°!
The main chamber contains giant selenite crystals (gypsum, CaSO4·2 H2O), some of the largest natural crystals ever found. The cave's largest crystal found to date is 12 m (39 ft) in length, 4 m (13 ft) in diameter and 55 tons in weight. The cave is extremely hot with air temperatures reaching up to 58 °C (136 °F) with 90 to 99 percent humidity. The cave is relatively unexplored due to these factors. Without proper protection people can only endure approximately ten minutes of exposure at a time.
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| Cave of the Crystals |
In 1910 miners discovered a cavern beneath the Naica mine workings, the Cave of Swords (Spanish: Cueva de las Espadas). It is located at a depth of 120 m, above the Cave of Crystals, and contains spectacular, smaller (1 m long) crystals. It is speculated that at this level, transition temperatures may have fallen much more rapidly, leading to an end in the growth of the crystals.
The Giant Crystal cave was discovered in 2000 by miners excavating a new tunnel for the Industries Peñoles mining company located in Naica, Mexico, while drilling through the Naica fault, which they were concerned would flood the mine. The mining complex in Naica contains substantial deposits of silver, zinc and lead.
The Cave of Crystals is a horseshoe-shaped cavity in limestone. Its floor is covered with perfectly-faceted crystalline blocks. Huge crystal beams jut out from both the blocks and the floor. The caves are accessible today because the mining company's pumping operations keep them clear of water. If the pumping were stopped, the caves would again be submerged. The crystals deteriorate in air, so the Naica Project is attempting to visually document the crystals before they deteriorate further.
Two other smaller caverns were also discovered in 2000, the Queen’s Eye Cave and the Candles’ Cave, and a further chamber was found in a drilling project in 2009. The new cave, named the Ice Palace, is 150 m deep and is not flooded, but its crystal formations are much smaller, with small 'cauliflower' formations and fine, threadlike crystals.
Shimmering Shores
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| Shimmering shores |
Light Pillars
It is not a UFO. Everything is way too simple. Light pillars occur when flat ice crystals float close to the ground and cause light to bounce in vertical columns. City lights enhance the light pillar effect, as with these glowing columns seen over Moscow, Idaho.
A light pillar is a visual phenomenon created by
the reflection of light from ice crystals with near horizontal parallel planar surfaces. The light can come from the Sun (usually at or low to the horizon) in which case the phenomenon is called a sun pillar or solar pillar. It can also come from the Moon or from terrestrial sources such as streetlights.
Lake Retba
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| Light Pillars |
Lake Retba
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| Lake Retba |
The color is particularly visible during the dry season. The lake is also known for its high salt content, which, like that of the Dead Sea, allows people to float easily. The lake also has a small salt collecting industry and was often the finishing point of the Dakar Rally, before it moved to South America in 2009.
Many salt collectors work 6–7 hours a day in the lake, which has a salt content of up to 40% in some areas. In order to protect their skin, they rub their skin with "Beurre de Karité" (shea butter, produced from shea nuts obtained from the Shea nut tree), which is an emollient used to avoid tissue damage.
Lake Retba is under consideration by the World Heritage Committee for inclusion as a World Heritage Site. |
| Salt Flats |
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| The Wave |
curious to see not the water, but the ground that is covered in a layer of salt crust so reflective, that it perfectly mirrors the sky. And we understand those people!
The Wave
The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of America near the Arizona-Utah border. It is real Red Rock Country, with a wind-shaped mesas and water-carved canyons that began their slow formation millions of years ago. If you are a photographer, you will definitely appreciate its interesting detail. The Wave does not have shadows in the center a few hours around midday.
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