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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on the edge of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Marble Canyon, Arizona
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Lateroglacial landforms play a major role in the geomorphological landscape assemblage of the Karakoram Mountains.
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Red Pandas homeland (Temple)
In the mountains of distant mountains
There was a temple where Red Pandas lived
Everyone tries to visit the temple,
No one could get there
A girl sang a song there.↴↴↴
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Enjoy summer♪♪♪
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☀July 2017 rush☀
Summer came!!!
Here is the coast of MINAMI land🌊️🌊
There is an ice cream shop next to the beach.🍦🍦🍦
Avoid the hot sun,
Take a break here •.¸¸◟(˘͈ᵕ ˘͈●)
🐶”Give me an ice cream！
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A billabong is an Australian term for an oxbow lake, an isolated pond left behind after a river changes course. As a result of the arid Australian climate in which these "dead rivers" are often found, billabongs fill with water seasonally but can be dry for a greater part of the year. (WikiPedia)
The Izhora Plateau (Russian: Ижорская возвышенность) is an elevated landform on Ordovician limestone bedrock in the southwestern part of Leningrad Oblast, between the Gulf of Finland in the north and the Luga River in the south. Its northern edge is formed by the erosional cliff known as the Baltic-Ladoga Klint. The highest part of the plateau is the Orekhovaya hill of Duderhof Heights at 176 m, situated in its extreme northeastern part. The plateau is mostly covered by agricultural lands. It used to be the heartland of the historical region known as Ingria. It was historically populated by Izhora people of the Finno-Ugric group, gave the name to the territory. Today the natives almost entirely assimilated, only hundreds of Izhora and dozens of Vodia are left. (Wiki).
Eaglehawk Neck is a narrow isthmus that connects the Tasman Peninsula with the Forestier Peninsula, and hence to mainland Tasmania, Australia. A township settlement in the same region is also called Eaglehawk Neck. Locally known as the Neck, the isthmus itself is around 400 metres long and under 30 metres wide at its narrowest point. The area features rugged terrain and several unusual geological formations. These include the Tessellated Pavement, an area of flat rock that looks to be manmade but is in fact formed by erosion. A short walk further via Lufra Cove leads to Clyde Island, accessible for crossings at low tide, which sits at the northern entry to Pirates Bay. The island hosts two grave sites, and a rumbling blow hole cleaves the island. Eaglehawk Neck is a well-known local holiday destination. On the eastern side, a beach that stretches around Pirates' Bay is a popular surfing area. In summer the population rises as people return to their holiday homes. 29052
fill this place
even the rocks are alive
here's to the incredible energy of place, of earth...
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Zhangye Danxia Landforms, Zhangye, China.
Zhangye 's Danxia was formed by the erosion of red sandstone, forming isolated peaks and steep stratified outcrops. Its special geological structure, combined with long-term desert conditions , freeze-thaw peeling, and wind and water erosion gave rise to its present appearance.
Geologists believe that Danxia topography is formed by folding of layered oceanic crust. Exposed slanting rock layers have different colors, textures, shapes, sizes, and patterns. The combination of differences in density and erosion create towering peaks, cave holes, and stone halls.
There are 4 viewing platforms inside the park and we visited all 4 of them. Our tour bus had to be parked outside but inside the park they provided bus to take us from platform to platform.
For video, please visit youtu.be/iCD2N2rOKxw
The Garden Wall capped by Bishop’s Cap rises above Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park, Montana. The wall is a mountain landform called an arête which is a sharp ridge separating two cirques or glacial valleys. The term has it origin from an old French word which means fish backbone or fishbone. The Cliffs are formed by Middle Proterozoic, mildly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks between 1.6 and 0.8 billion years old. The rocks at the top of the ridge and that form the Bishop’s Cap are argillites, siltites; quuartzites and carbonates that geologist call the Snowslip Formation. The bulk of the ridge is madeup of thick beds of dolomite and limestone with thin shale and silt interbeds that belong to the Helena (also called Siyeh)) Formation.
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One of the most fascinating aspects of meteorology is its interaction with landforms and geography in general.
A given flow, a given front, a given Low (pression) do not live on their own, but in the interaction they have with the earth's surface, loading themselves with moisture as they cross oceans, seas and large lakes and releasing it when they encounter barriers such as mountain ranges.
The mountain ranges create thermal contrasts and accumulate clouds on the windward slopes (stau), greatly increasing the rainfall on these slopes and limiting it (possible Foehn) on the leeward ones.
The higher and longer the chain, the more these phenomena are exacerbated.
Meteorology, in the interaction of tropospheric dynamics with the earth's surface, generates microclimates, i.e. particular and recurring meteorological trends over small areas which are markedly different (in rain-thermal terms) from the trend that should occur within the climatic belt to which the small area belongs and which differs from the others, even contiguous ones, according to the variations brought about by the orographic variables.
Meteorology is much, much more than the (complex and fascinating) weather forecasts, which "today" are computerized by powerful calculators which, starting from data taken in real time from weather stations all over the planet, issue a series of short and medium term projections on how the meteorological situation will evolve subsequently.
A stack or seastack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by erosion. Stacks are formed over time by wind and water, processes of coastal geomorphology. They are formed when part of a headland is eroded by hydraulic action, which is the force of the sea or water crashing against the rock. The force of the water weakens cracks in the headland, causing them to later collapse, forming free-standing stacks and even a small island. Without the constant presence of water, stacks also form when a natural arch collapses under gravity, due to sub-aerial processes like wind erosion. Stacks can provide important nesting locations for seabirds, and many are popular for rock climbing.
Remarkable Rocks. It took 500 million years for rain, wind, and pounding waves to create these aptly named granite boulders which are now part of the Flinders Chase National Park.
La France
The Cirque de Navacelles is large erosional landform, an incised meander, located towards the southern edge of the Massif Central mountain range in France. It is located near Saint-Maurice-Navacelles and Blandas between the Hérault department and the Gard department.[1]
The cirque is isolated, with only a few small villages in the surrounding area. However, with the completion of the Millau Viaduct in 2004 and the A75 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Pézenas, tourism in the region has increased.
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1841 and its subsequent development as a trading centre.
Throughout its history, the harbour has seen numerous reclamation projects undertaken on both shores, many of which have caused controversy in recent years. Environmental concerns have been expressed about the effects of these expansions, in terms of water quality and loss of natural habitat. It has also been proposed that benefits of land reclamation may be less than the effects of decreased harbour width, affecting the number of vessels passing through the harbour. Nonetheless Victoria Harbour still retains its founding role as a port for thousands of international vessels each year.
The view from Tunnel Overlook is always captivating. On this day a spring storm was moving in, so Yosemite Valley had a layer of clouds over it. And every now and then, a break in the clouds would occur letting some sun light into the valley. I happened to catch one of those breaks and captured this image.
At the Whitney Portal, there is a series of beautiful waterfalls on Lone Pine Creek, cascading down the rocks. Aspen trees grow on the sides, making a line of gold this time of year.
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Abstracted the forms some, this land soon being developed. Black rock referring to the black lava rock.
Scotts Bluff National Monument is located west of the City of Gering in western Nebraska, United States. This National Park Service site protects over 3,000 acres of historic overland trail remnants, mixed-grass prairie, rugged badlands, towering bluffs and riparian area along the North Platte River. The park boasts over 100,000 annual visitors.
The monument's north bluff is named after Hiram Scott, who was a clerk for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and died near the bluff in 1828. The bluff served as an important landmark on the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Pony Express Trail, and was visible at a distance from the Mormon Trail. Over 250,000 westward emigrants passed by Scotts Bluff between 1843 and 1869. It was the second-most referred to landmark on the Emigrant Trails in pioneer journals and diaries.
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Built in 1871, Pigeon Point Lighthouse sits on a high cliff and stands 115 feet high... among the tallest lighthouses in America. It is located 50 miles south of San Francisco on the Pacific Coast Highway. The lighthouse is now part of Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Located within the park is the Pigeon Point Hostel managed by Hosteling International.
"The Bungle Bungle Range is the landform that is the major component of the Purnululu National Park situated in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
At the end of Cathedral Gorge is a breathtaking natural amphitheatre surrounded by huge red rock walls. The site of the amphitheatre is stunning as it stretches high into the sky with a massive concave formation.
Water pounding through here in the wet-season has created a huge amphitheatre of red rock with a pool of water in the middle. The acoustics are so good that music has been played within the gorge.
The Gija and Jaru people are the Traditional Custodians of Purnululu National Park.
Local Aboriginal people maintain a strong connection to Purnululu’s ancient landscape. There is a continual connection and association from the dreamtime through to now which is expressed through stories, songs, art and visits to country."
Tombolo of Baleal
A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, derived from the Latin tumulus, meaning 'mound', and sometimes translated as ayre, is a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island. Several islands tied together by bars which rise above the water level are called a tombolo cluster.[1] Two or more tombolos may form an enclosure (called a lagoon) that can eventually fill with sediment. A tombolo may be considered to be a type ofisthmus.
Baleal is on the Silver Coast, close to where I live
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Paleozoic limestones and dolomites dip steeply into a reverse fault along the west flank of the Rattlesnake Mountain Anticline near Cody; Traditionally the steeply sloping; triangle-shaped landform formed by differential erosion of steeply dipping, erosion-resistant beds which overly softer layers are called flatirons. These landforms have wide bases on a steep triangular facet that narrows to a point at its summit. Several drainages and alternating soft and erosion resistant beds leads to the series of flatirons seen in this photo. Flatirons form when a steeply dipping hogback gets dissected by many regularly spaced drainages. The name refers to the resemblance of the landform to an upended old fashioned flatiron. Not many of us can related to that since flatirons have been out of general use for a longtime and are most commonly seen these days in museums.
El Arco de Cabo San Lucas is one of the most photographed landmarks in Baja. So when I saw a parasailer framed between the arch and the rock, I captured the moment.
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Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel, to large, decorated war canoes (waka taua) up to 40 metres long. The earliest remains of a canoe in New Zealand were found near the Anaweka estuary in a remote part of Tasman and radiocarbon-dated to about 1400. The canoe was constructed in New Zealand, but was a sophisticated canoe, compatible with the style of other Polynesian voyaging canoes at that time. Since the 1970s about eight large double-hulled canoes of about 20 metres have been constructed for oceanic voyaging to other parts of the Pacific. but they are made of a blend of modern and traditional materials, incorporating features from both ancient Melanesia, as well as Polynesia. G5_12