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Watery Wonders
The American rainmaker and a burst dam
Most reservoirs have relatively mundane histories, filled with the steady accumulation and dispersal of water. Lower Otay Reservoir, an artificial lake in San Diego County California, however,... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by Nathan_Risinger, wythe and others
Roaring, awe-inspiring cascade of icy water
Only a 30-minute drive from Portland, Oregon, Multnomah Falls allows visitors to experience the power of nature up close. The base of this 611-foot-tall cascade of icy water is only a five-minute... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others
Extraordinary geology resembles man made pavement
The isthmus connecting the Tasman Peninsula to Tasmania is covered in a pattern of regular rectangular saltwater pools. Although these depressions look distinctly man made, they are in fact the... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Wonders of Salt | Edited by Annetta
Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining
Originating in the Sierra Morena mountains of Andalusia, Spain's "red river" runs through the southwestern region of the country. For approximately five thousand years, copper, gold, silver and... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes | Edited by Genki and Nicholas Jackson
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion
The Sea Lion Caves along the Pacific coast in Oregon are a connected system of caverns where Stellar sea lions (also known as the northern sea lion) gather every spring and summer to breed and... »
Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson
Astonishing cave has inspired everything from ancient Celtic legends, to musical overtures, to modern art
Queen Victoria, Matthew Barney, Jules Verne, and Pink Floyd are not names you usually hear in the same sentence, but then the place that they all share in common is not particularly usual. Known... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson
Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered
In 1996, Russian scientists were drilling ice core samples at Vostok Station in Antarctica. When they reached 3,623 meters (11,886 feet), they stopped because they couldn't figure out why the ice... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Strange Science, Intriguing Environs | Edited by Lockeblade, Tre and 3 others
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest
A gold rush in the late 1800s brought Robert Bagby, a prospector and hunter, to the Mount Hood area. He apparently never found much gold there, but he did discover and promptly name these hot... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by jamesb and Nathan_Risinger
