Lesser-known places, events, trails, and historical sites
Crawford Lake is a small meromictic lake in Ontario that has been formally designated as the geological reference site defining the base of the Anthro…
The Carnian Pluvial Episode is a pronounced wet climate interval in Earth's geological record that occurred during the Late Triassic period. This clim…
The Hettangian represents the earliest stage of the Jurassic Period in Earth's geologic timescale. It follows the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event a…
Cape Crawford is a remote settlement in the Northern Territory of Australia situated at the convergence of the Carpentaria and Tablelands Highways. De…
Wolfe Creek Crater is a meteorite impact structure in the Kimberley region of Western Australia that formed approximately 300,000 years ago. The crate…
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The Rambla de los Molinos is a ravine near Águilas in Spain whose walls expose Zanclean flood deposits—geological formations bearing direct evidence o…
The Mount Tambora eruption occurred in April 1815 on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, and ranks among the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorde…
Stunning desert colors is a geological formation in Egypt's Eastern Desert that exhibits vivid chromatic layering across exposed rock faces. The site …
The Bunda Cliffs form one of the world's longest continuous sea cliff formations, rising dramatically from the Southern Ocean along Australia's southe…
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Volcán Bárcena is an active cinder cone volcano located at the southern end of San Benedicto Island, part of the Revillagigedo Islands archipelago in …
Mount Damavand is a stratovolcano and the highest peak in Iran, Western Asia, and the entire volcanic chain of Eurasia. Located within the Alborz moun…
China Danxia comprises a collection of steep-sided, colorful sandstone plateaus and peaks formed by tectonic uplift, erosion, and weathering over mill…
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UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
UNESCO World Heritage Site…
The Guilin Karst - Putao Fenling Karst Section, located in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, is a breathtaking landscape of towering karst fo…
Danxiashan, located in Guangdong Province, China, is a breathtakingly beautiful natural landscape characterized by its dramatic red cliffs, verdant…