Klinki in Bulolo Valley – the tallest araucarias?
Reported (but not verified) 88.9 m high specimen of Klinki Araucaria hunsteinii (K.Schumann 1889) in 1941. These trees are very tall and there is a high probability to find very tall specimens today as well.
Barangay Alegria Toog
Enormous Toog tree or Philippine Rosewood (Petersianthus quadrialatus Merr.), 54 tall, with 3,66 m diameter at its base. Sacred tree to Manobo people.
Salinas Salt Springs
Salinas Salt Springs was a unique spring that once created large, white travertine cupola with rimstone pools. Dried out after an earthquake.
Balete tree in Maria Aurora (Millenium Tree)
Possibly the largest balete (Ficus balete) tree in Asia. Height of the tree up to 60 – 65 m. The girth of the trunk might exceed 30 m – it is told that 60 adult men are needed to get their arms around the tree, although it is hard to measure the tree due to countless roots around it.
Top 10 locations with unusual meteorological events
Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 Top 10 locations with unusual meteorological events Publication 10 locations with unusual meteorological events In short There are rare locations in the world, where one can experience unique, highly unusual meteorological events. Below you see a unique list of 10 such locations. Some of these phenomena have been explained, but for some explanation […]
Yoro Fish Rain – Lluvia des Peces
Site of legends. Reportedly, for more than a century in May – July there is witnessed rain that leaves rather small but live fish on the ground. Local people just gather the fish – it is very tasty!
10 locations with extreme meteorological conditions
Wondermondo 🢖 Lists and articles 🢖 10 locations with extreme meteorological conditions Publication 10 locations with extreme meteorological conditions In short Extreme weather conditions happen in different places of the world but there are very few places on Earth where extreme weather conditions are present frequently or even all the time. Below you see a unique list of 10 […]
Inga Falls
These are some of the largest and most impressive rapids in the world, on the Congo, one of the largest rivers of the world. They drop 96 meters over the course of 15 kilometers and form a part of Livingstone Falls (Chutes de Livingstone) consisting of 32 rapids over the distance of 340 km, with a total drop of 260 m.
Kifuka – place where lightning strikes most often
Each km² around Kifuka is hit with lightning on average of 158 times per year. Thus Kifuka has the greatest lightning flash density in the world.
Yungay – the driest place in the world
The driest place in the world without any signs of life. Only a few specific microorganisms – extremophiles – are present here. Some areas are rich with nitrates – easily soluble minerals that in other circumstances are consumed by organisms. Here rich nitrate deposits have been formed from atmospheric nitrogen, possibly by lightning.