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Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres (2,769 ft), making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean. Trails on the mountain were opened up by the local farming population in the early 1800s; today, the site is under the administration of the Tijuca National Park.
The mountain's name translates as Rock of the Topsail, and was given to it during the expedition of Captain Gaspar de Lemos, begun in 1501, and in which the Rio de Janeiro bay (today Guanabara Bay, but after which the city was named) also received its name. The mountain, one of the first in Brazil to be named in Portuguese, was named by the expedition's sailors, who compared its silhouette to that of the shape of a topsail of a carrack upon sighting it on January 1, 1502. That name in turn came to be given to the Gávea area of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Differential weathering on one side of the rock has created what is described as a stylized human face. Markings on another face of the rock have been described as an inscription. Geologists and scientists are nearly in agreement that the "inscription" is the result of erosion and that the "face" is a product of pareidolia. Furthermore, the consensus of archaeologists and scholars in Brazil is that the mountain should not be viewed as an archaeological site.
Sítio Arqueológico
Parque Nacional de
Sete Cidades
Municípios de Brasileira e Piracuruca
Serra Negra
Piauí. Brasil
Pasear por el borde de un antiguo cráter volcánico en una fresca mañana primaveral es uno de los mejores recuerdos que guardo del viaje a Sao Miguel.
Sin duda, esta isla es uno de esos lugares a los que me gustaría retornar alguna vez; un auténtico paraíso, un sitio magnífico donde perderse, pensar y reflexionar sobre la vida, sobre tu vida y todo lo demás.
Mãe-da-lua (Nome Comum)
Common Potoo (Nome em Inglês)
Nyctibius griseus (Nome Científico)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Nyctibiidae (Família)
Nyctibiiformes (Ordem)
(Wikiaves)
Common Potoo is not an owl!
Urutau não é coruja!
FREE BIRD
Ave do Bioma Cerrado
Parque da Cidade de Brasília
Dona Sarah Kubitschek
Brasília, Brasil
Floresta entre Rochas
No parque, caminhando sob as árvores, você avistará cachoeiras, piscinas naturais, olhos-d`água e muitas rochas em formatos históricos, simbólicos, humanos e de animais.
Sítio Arqueológico
Parque Nacional de
Sete Cidades
Municípios de Brasileira e Piracuruca
Serra Negra
Piauí. Brasil
Seven Cities National Park
It is a Brazilian conservation unit of integral nature protection located in the northern region of the state of Piauí,
between the municipalities of Brasileira and Piracuruca
Archaeological Site
National Park of
Seven Cities
Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades
É uma unidade de conservação brasileira de proteção integral da natureza localizada na região norte do estado do Piauí,
entre os municípios de Brasileira e de Piracuruca
Sítio Arqueológico
Parque Nacional de
Sete Cidades
Piauí. Brasil
Art Week Gallery Theme
This week - 29 August → 4 September of 2021, our theme is:
~ A Path In The Woods ~
Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel, Azores, portugal, 2018
Probably the most iconic view on all of the Azorean islands the Sete Cidades (Seven Cities) are one truly amazing piece of earth. When standing on the hilltop you get to understand why this place is so magical and attracting tourists all over the world. But be aware that most of the time year round this view is covered in thick fog or clouds...
Panorama (3 photos stitched using Hugin software)
Impressionants lacs dans un cratère de 5 km de diamètre, près du village de Sete Cidades (île de Sao Miguel, Archipel des Açores). L'archipel est toujours en activité volcanique avec de nombreux séismes : le seisme de 1980 a détruit la ville de Angra do Heroismo sur l’île de Terceira. La dernière éruption date de 1957 (île de Faial). Lac Vert au premier plan et Lac Bleu au fond.
Impressive lakes in a crater of 5 km diameter, near the village of Sete Cidades (Sao Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago). The archipelago is still in volcanic activity with many earthquakes: seism in 1980 destroyed the city of Angra do Heroismo on the island of Terceira. The last eruption was in 1957 (Faial Island). Lagoa verde in the forefront and Lagoa Blue in the background.
Lagos impressionantes numa cratera de 5 km de diâmetro, perto da aldeia de Sete Cidades (ilha de São Miguel, arquipélago dos Açores). O arquipélago ainda está em atividade vulcânica com muitos terramotos: o terramoto de 1980 destruiu a cidade de Angra do Heroismo na ilha Terceira. A última erupção remonta a 1957 (ilha do Faial). Lago Verde em primeiro plano e Lago Azul no fundo.