Close to the town of Shetpe in Western Kazakhstan lies the Valley of Balls – or Torysh, as it is known in Kazakh. It consists of numerous ball-like rock formations strewn across a wide range of... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and others

La Burle is a wild highland, sparsely populated, with a harsh environment. It also holds the French record of unexplained aircraft accidents. Bounded by Mt. Pilat, Mount Mézenc, and the town of... »

Martian Landscapes, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights, Disaster Areas | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Lava does weird things. When it flows from a volcano or some other fiery leak in the earth's crust, its surface cools and hardens in the open air, but a viscous molten core continues to flow... »

Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Natural History, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

The lakes of Band-e Amir are an incredibly stunning sight. Six deep blue lakes suddenly appear like sparkling jewels in the middle of the barren grey wasteland of Central Afghanistan that... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

The Hingol National Park is situated in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern province of Baluchestan. It is mostly famous for the Makran Coastal Highway, which snakes across an inhospitable lunar... »

Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Tawsam

Deception Island has been coveted and then deserted by many, and the dilapidated shells of buildings, boats and whaling equipment remain as proof of its productive years as a Norwegian-Chilean... »

Martian Landscapes, Anomalous Islands, Geological Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by cdebra and Rachel

It doesn't get much more remote than the bottom of the sea. 75 million years ago, that's where the unique geological features of the Huayllay Stone Forest got their start. Some time has passed... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

Situated in the middle of the hot and hellish Afar Depression, Lake Abbe stretches six miles in width and is covered in clusters of massive, steam-blasting limestone chimneys. Although Lake... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by serflac and atimian

In just 35 years, the remote Jiuzhaigou Valley has undergone some serious changes. In the 1970s, the breathtaking landscape had little permanent population and was being extensively logged. While... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes | Edited by serflac and atimian

Lexiaguo is one of the places on earth that is hard to believe exists. The internet community has debated its reality, and its sweeping palette of farmland has dropped the jaws of many... »

Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by serflac and atimian