Geysers of Iceland on the map / Wondermondo / public domain
Some of the world’s most popular geysers are located in Iceland. But few know about ALL active geysers in Iceland.
This article lists all the known active geysers in Iceland – some 20 – 29 of them. Here are listed also some 38 other places where geysers have existed in the past or features, which are similar to geysers but are not genuine geysers.
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Cave pearls in Gruta de las Canicas. / screenshot from Aquiles Lara, Youtube video
October 11, 2019
The floor of Gruta de las Canicas is covered with some 200 millions of cave pearls – sparkling white or with marble texture. The mechanism behind the formation of such a tremendous amount of cave pearls is not clear.
The largest and most impressive waterfall on Jeju Island most likely is Cheonjeyeon Waterfall. It forms three impressive cascades over the volcanic basalt.
One of world’s largest systems of limestone terraces is Agua Azul Falls in Chiapas, Mexico. Here Xanil River descends from a steep hill, over the disctance of some six kilometres forming some 500 cascades.
The story of the legendary Agaiambo people is weird and its abrupt end often seems to be impossible. It seems since 1904 there have been no reports about these elusive people. Most likely Agaiambo people have disappeared since then, but… who can be certain about this?
Today the Hveragerði Geothermal Park is somewhat less impressive if compared to other geothermal fields around Hveragerði (Hveragerdi) town – it is “civilized” and geothermal energy over the last decades has “traveled” to some other locations nearby. Some time ago this was different: the center of the present-day Hveragerði was an unusual place with geysers and boiling springs.
A piercer from Guatemalan blue jade, 12th – 16th century AD. / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons / public domain
June 21, 2019
Mines of the legendary Olmec blue jadeite were elusive. Only in 1998 – 2000 in Guatemala were found some locations of this unique stone. Some of the richest finds are in the upper reaches of Río El Tambor.
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Wondermondo has included in this category these places of the world where a larger area of soluble rocks is exposed and water has shaped unusual relief from this rock. And, well, some of these places are VERY unusual!
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