Grotta dello Smeraldo – Emerald Grotto
Partly submerged cave in Amalfi Coast, Italy. Sunlight enters the cave indirectly – through the seawater and most of the visible spectrum is absorbed. Thus the water in one corner of the cave shines in a beautiful emerald green-blue color.
Blue Grotto in Capri
Inundated cave with a beautiful effect of sunlight in water.
Baobab Amoureux – baobabs in love
Two magnificent baobabs (Adansonia za) here have twisted together like two inseparable lovers.
Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
Beautiful alignment of Madagascaran baobabs Adansonia grandidieri Baillon. A group of stout, majestic, up to 30 meters high baobabs are located around a dirt road, creating a unique landscape. The landscape is not natural – initially the roughly 800 years old trees were growing in a dense forest that has been cleared away.
Yosemite Falls
These falls are 739 meters high, have 7 drops, and are some 28 meters wide. One of the most visited waterfalls in the world. The tallest plunge is 436 m tall.
Fossá, Streymoy – the best known Faroe Island waterfall
One of the best-known and largest waterfalls in Faroe. Height – 110 – 140 m, two vertical cascades.
Tree of Life, Bahrain
Approximately 400 years old mesquite (Prosopis cineraria) growing in a place that is devoid of water.
Crystal Cave in Bermuda
The best-known cave in Bermuda, accidentally discovered in 1905 while searching for a lost cricket ball. Approximately 500 m long. This spectacular, partly inundated cave is rich with stalactites and stalagmites. Next to it is another cave of similar beauty – Fantasy Cave.
Mount Recheshnoi Geyser field, Umnak
The only location in Alaska with true geysers: three closely located geyser fields with 5 active geysers (the highest – 2 m tall) and 9 natural fountains.
Goto Meer (Goto Lake)
Salt lake with a large population of flamingos. In January – July in the lake are breeding several hundreds of these birds.
