In the Namib-Naukluft National Park, in the central Namib Desert is a strange and alien landscape. Found among towering red dunes is an area known as Sossusvlei. The dunes that surround the... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Extraordinary Flora, Wonders of Salt | Edited by kwinb and Dylan

In 2001, in Azerbaijan, something unexpected happened. The ground began to move in an unusual way... "It looked as though an animal was trying to get out of the ground...There was a big... »

Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan

Neahkahnie Mountain juts 1,600 feet above a beach, providing scenic views of Nehalem Bay, Oswald West State Park and the Pacific shore. No doubt one of the best drives and view on the pacific... »

Natural Wonders | Edited by canuck

Using rocks as instruments goes back a very long time. Known as "rock gongs" they were rocks which could be struck and produces a melodious resonant sound, and were used in Africa. In Vietnam they... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Musical Wonders | Edited by Dylan

On the Inner Hebridean Isle of Skye are two spectacular sights, both visible from the same observation point on the Trotternish Peninsula. One of these is the the magnificent 90 meter Kilt Rock,... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Musical Wonders, Optical Oddities | Edited by Clinton

3,800 square-miles of salt flat spread out across Bolivia's remote southwest. Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, an endless sheet of hexagonal tiles (created by the crystalline... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Wonders of Salt | Edited by Dylan and wythe

Hidden in the Norwegian mountains, Kjeragbolten is a place that looks like something from Middle Earth. Kjeragbolten is a boulder wedged in a mountain crevasse by the edge of the Kjerag... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by stanestane and wythe

Karst is not a particular kind of rock, but rather the landscape that results from the combination of certain types of rock, often limestone or dolomite, and water. The important element is that... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by nsmrekar and stanestane

Badain Jaran Desert is home to the tallest stationary dunes on Earth. Reaching over 1,600 feet tall, they are roughly the same size as the world's tallest buildings. This area also shares a... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

Though the Jostedal glacier had bucked the trend by advancing throughout much of the last decade, the glacier's winning streak came to an end in 2006 when it began retreating along with its other... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by littlebrumble