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A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable to entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists
The Chattooga River is one of the oldest river beds in North America, and is one of the last free-flowing major rivers in the south east United States. This particular feature is the last rapid... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Winoria and Dylan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port
Watasenia scintillans, or the Firefly Squid, is only 3 inches long, but packs a stunning feature in that small package. At the end of their tentacles are special organs called photophores that... »
Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Bioluminescent Spots | Edited by Dylan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be
A man made environmental disaster has left a once-great sea dry, the land polluted, and the locals inundated with disease.
The destruction of the Aral Sea is a strange legacy of the US Civil War,... »
Watery Wonders, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by Annetta
Copper from this former open-pit mine helped to electrify America. Now it is filled with more than 40 billion gallons of acidic water, heavy metals, and unique microscopic lifeforms.
The Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine in Butte Montana, and now one of the only places in the world where you can pay to see toxic waste; admission is two dollars. The sheer scale of... »
Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Disaster Areas | Edited by jamesb, bopo and others
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life
The River Fleet was a part of London life before London was even London. This tributary of the Thames, called the Holburna ("hollow stream") by the Anglo-Saxons, is the largest of London's... »
Watery Wonders, Subterranean Sites | Edited by michelle and wythe
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea
This may sound obvious, but most rain eventually finds its way to the oceans, either via groundwater, rivers or lakes with permeable rock underneath. Some water, though, gets trapped in large... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by M Rebekah Otto
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs
Once a kind of Roman-era health spa, the spectacular rock formations below the ancient city of Hierapolis form a blindingly white natural cascading fountain. Waters from ancient hot springs... »
Watery Wonders | Edited by Annetta
Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath
Every time winter rolls around in Minnesota, hundreds of thousands of people are left with only two options: hibernate for the season, or get on with living. The Art Shanty Project was borne out... »
Watery Wonders, Outsider Art | Edited by littlebrumble
An island said to shake with the current
Strong currents surge through the narrow entrance to Seymour Inlet.
In the middle stands the small Tremble Island (also called Turret Rock), so called because it's said to shake at peak tides... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by banff
Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.
Landsford Canal was built 1820-1823 to accommodate river traffic around the shallow, rocky drop in the Catawba River.
The ruins of the canal are very well-preserved and intact, including several... »
Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora, Retro-Tech, Incredible Ruins | Edited by ChristopherRobin
