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haleyalexis
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Places I like
I like Jellyfish Lake, Caño Cristales, Sami, Pamukkale Water Terraces, Blood Falls, The Berkeley Pit, Beachy Head, Morning Glory Pool, Great Blue Hole, Plitvice Lakes, Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal, Fingal's Cave, Eaglehawk Neck Tessellated Pavement, Multnomah Falls and Blue Lagoon
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Blue Lagoon
Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant
The lava fields by the Svartsengi geothermal plant were accidentally transformed into a spa in the 1970s. Discharged water from the plant, which is rich in salt, blue green algae, sulphur, and... »
Watery Wonders, Inspired Inventions | Edited by allison
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Multnomah Falls
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
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Eaglehawk Neck Tessellated Pavement
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
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Fingal's Cave
Astonishing cave has inspired Celtic legends and 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 is itself quite uncommon. Known as Fingal's... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal
Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave
When someone mentions surfing, the image that comes to mind is one of cold,deserted wasteland. That's the archetype, but it's not the only environment where an adventure junkie can hang ten. What,... »
Watery Wonders, Outsider Architecture | Edited by canadiantourism
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Plitvice Lakes
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Great Blue Hole
Massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau
The Great Blue hole, located just 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of Belize, is an underwater sinkhole that researchers believe is the largest of its kind. Circular in shape and... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves | Edited by anhie and AllisonEng
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under enviromental threat
The original name of the Morning Glory Pool was Convolutus. It was given that title in 1883 by the wife of an assistant park superintendent, after the Latin word for the morning glory flower,... »
Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by Dylan and AllisonEng
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Beachy Head
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked The Berkeley Pit
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home
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... »
Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Disaster Areas | Edited by jamesb, bopo and 2 others
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Blood Falls
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Pamukkale Water Terraces
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, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Sami
A spectatular cave and a beguiling lake
Sami, located on the Greek island of Kefolonia (sometimes spelt Cephalonia) boasts two magnificent geological oddities: Drogarati Cave and Melissani Lake. The short distant between the two allow... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves | Edited by michelle and Dylan
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Caño Cristales
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise"
A unique biological wonder, Caño Cristales has been referred as the "river of five colors," "the river that ran away from paradise," and "the most beautiful river in the world."
For most of... »
Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Dylan, retorno and 6 others
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December 21, 2010
haleyalexis
liked Jellyfish Lake
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians
Located on an uninhabited rock island off the coast of Koror in Palau, Jellyfish Lake is one of 70 saltwater lakes on this South Pacific archipelago that were once connected to the ocean, but are... »
Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 2 others
