Watery Wonders

Image of S.S. San Pasqual Shipwreck located in Cayo las Brujas, Cuba
Cayo las Brujas, Cuba

S.S. San Pasqual Shipwreck

Former WWI oil tanker played a variety of roles in history, its tantalizing rum-flavored scent being the only constant

In 1920, The S.S. San Pasqual was launched by the Pacific Marine Construction Company in San Diego as one of the oil tanker ships of the World War I Emergency Fleet. In 1921, she was damaged by a... »

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Image of Kaindy Lake located in Mogila Malay, Kazakhstan
Mogila Malay, Kazakhstan

Kaindy Lake

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake

Kaindy Lake is an idyllic mountain lake in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, close to the country’s largest city, Almaty. The lake was formed after an earthquake in 1911, which... »

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Image of Merzbacher Lake | View of the lake with its floating icebergs

Merzbacher Lake

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year

A strenuous multi-day trek is necessary to reach Merzbacher Lake, a lake so far away from anything, that even the label remote would be an understatement. The lake is located at the confluence of... »

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Image of Sarez Lake | View at the huge dam walls. On the right is a smaller lake, with an additional natural dam, cutting it off from Sarez Lake

Sarez Lake

The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster

Sarez Lake is a mountain lake deep in the inaccessible Pamir Mountains of Central Tajikistan. The lake was created in 1911, when an earthquake, estimated at 7.0 at the Richter Scale, and a... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Disaster Areas | Edited by Tawsam

Image of Hanging Lake located in City of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, US | Hanging Lake
City of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, US

Hanging Lake

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon

1,000 feet up the steep walls of Glenwood Canyon there hides away a basin full of water the color of Paris Green, waterfalls roaring near the fragile shoreline of travertine, the bottom of the... »

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Image of MV Plassey located in Inisheer, Ireland | MV Plassy 2010
Inisheer, Ireland

MV Plassey

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline

Winds howling at 60 mph, the inhabitants of remote Inis Oirr struggled against blinding sand and slick, seaweed covered terrain to rescue the men of the distressed MV Plassey. The steam trawler... »

Watery Wonders, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Rachel

Image of Band-e Amir Lakes located in Band-e Amir, Iran | Band-e Haibat Lake with its 12 meter high travertine walls (Wikimedia Commons)
Band-e Amir, Iran

Band-e Amir Lakes

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape

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... »

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Image of Saut-d'Eau Waterfalls located in Haut Saut d'Eau, Haiti
Haut Saut d'Eau, Haiti

Saut-d'Eau Waterfalls

Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage

Every year, thousands flock to Saut d’Eau Waterfalls on a religious pilgrimage to bath in the waters, asking for favors and praying for healing from the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Located... »

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Image of Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani located in Gadani, Pakistan | The rusting ships on the beach of Gadani (www.jungle.eu)
Gadani, Pakistan

Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan

Uncluttered beaches with gleaming white sand and gently lapping waves are really quite common. Or at least images of them are, as they decorate office cubicles, computer screen savers and vacation... »

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Image of Vortex Spring located in Vortex Spring, Florida, US
Vortex Spring, Florida, US

Vortex Spring

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern

Freshwater and Florida isn't always a combination that conjures good feelings among the locals. More often than not, Floridians identify freshwater with swampland, mosquitos, snakes and alligators... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel