10 Extraordinary world phenomena
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From the vivid colors of a beautiful hot spring to a random rock formation that looks just like an elephant - these are the extraordinary phenomenons of the natural world.
The outlandish landscapes might look like something from another planet but they are in fact completely natural eccentricities. And while these mind-blowing quirks of Mother Nature might continue to puzzle scientists, they also continue to draw in tourists fascinated by the surreal spectacles
The Wave in Utah - Carved rock eroded into a wave-like formation made of jurrasic-age Navajo sandstone that is approximately 190 million years old.
The Great Blue Hole in Belize - A large submarine sinkhole which is over 984 feet across and 407 feet deep. The sinkhole was formed during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower
The elephant rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada - A strange natural sandstone rock formation resembling an elephant
The pink Lake Hiller lake in Western Australia - Scientists have proven the strange pink color is due to the presence of algae which is usually the cause of strange coloration
The sliding stones of Death Valley, California - The movement of the rocks continue to baffle experts, with some rocks sliding across a perfectly flat bed despite weighing up to 700 pounds each
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Balls Pyramid - The worlds tallest sea stack, at 562 metres, in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
The Champagne Pool - A colorful hot spring in the Waiotapu Geothermal area of New Zealand. The surface temperature of the big spring is 74 degrees celsius and it bubbles are due to uprising carbon dioxide. Minerals contained in the hot water are gold, silver, mercury, sulphur and arsenic
The Moeraki Boulders of New Zealand - The gigantic boulders started forming on the ocean floor and can now been seen sitting mysteriously on the coastline thanks to centuries of erosion
Tufa pinnacles at Mono Lake in Sierra Nevada - Mono Lake is a closed hydrological basin meaning water flows into it but it doesnt flow out. The only way for water to leave is through evaporation. Four vertical feet of water can evaporate during the course of a year.
The Beauty Pool of Yellowstone National Park - The hot spring allows luminous algae and bacteria to flourish creating a vivid array of colors
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Don't have the Grand Prismatic Spring? Cant believe they missed that out
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Originally posted by mrwonderful:
Don't have the Grand Prismatic Spring? Cant believe they missed that out
Could've been more, perhaps these 10 are more outstanding. -
more outstanding than this? it also is in Yellowstone national park.
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There is also the dead sea...
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Okayyyy..... Let's make it 13
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There is also the remade Noah's Ark which is on top of 3 pillar and a den of sins...
It will be functioning during the next flood
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
There is also the remade Noah's Ark which is on top of 3 pillar and a den of sins...
It will be functioning during the next flood
Must be natural, any redo or touch up not counted