Astonishing Places · Martin Thoma

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There are some places which look astonishing. I would like to visit them and to see them with my own eyes.

Arctic ¶

Frost flower — Frost flower (Image source: Wikimedia)

Hair Ice — Hair Ice (Image source: Wikimedia)

Nacreous Clouds — Nacreous Clouds (Image source: Wikimedia)

Snow Chimneys

Asia ¶

Turkmenistan ¶

Door to Hell — Door to Hell (Image source: Wikimedia)

Thailand ¶

Khao Yai National Park — Khao Yai National Park (Image source: Wikimedia)

Khlong Lan National Park — Khlong Lan National Park (Image source: Wikimedia)

Europe ¶

Norway ¶

Aurora Borealis — Aurora Borealis (Image source: Wikimedia)
Svalbard or Lofoten (image) might be a good place to see it.

Denmark ¶

Black Sun — Black Sun (Image Source: Wikimedia)

Iceland ¶

Vulcanic Lightning — Vulcanic Lightning, for example at Eyjafjallajökull (Image source: Wikimedia)

Ice cave — Ice cave (Image source: Wikimedia)

Geyser — Geyser (Image source: Wikimedia)

Sunset at Goðafoss waterfall — Sunset at Goðafoss waterfall (Image source: reddit). One can see the aurora there, too (source).

Steam Towers: Hverir
Auroras (e.g. in Reykjavik from late September to early April)

Spain ¶

Mallorca — Mallorca (Image source: reddit: EarthPorn)

Caminito del Rey — Caminito del Rey (Image source: Wikipedia Commons)

Turkey ¶

Travertine Pools — Travertine Pools of Pamukkale (Image source: Wikimedia)

Greece ¶

Mykonos (Greece) — Mykonos (Image source: Wikimedia)

Ukraine ¶

Protiate Kaminnia Natural Geological Monument — Protiate Kaminnia Natural Geological Monument (Image source: Wikimedia)

North America ¶

Belize ¶

Great Blue Hole — Great Blue Hole (Image source: Wikimedia)

Canada ¶

Spotted Lake — Spotted Lake: Looks interesting in Summer when the water evaporates (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

United States ¶

Volcanic Lightning (Alaska, Augustine Volcano)

South America ¶

Bolivia ¶

Salar de Uyuni is one of the most famous salt pans — Salar de Uyuni is one of the most famous salt pans (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Peru ¶

Machu Picchu — Machu Picchu, from April - October. Basically, not within the rain season (Image Source: Wikipedia Commons, Martin St-Amant)

Cusco Rainbow Mountain — Vinicunca, Cusco Rainbow Mountain (Image by Glendora de Valo)

Venezuela ¶

Catatumbo lightning — Catatumbo lightning (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Oceania ¶

New Zealand ¶

Moeraki Boulders — Moeraki Boulders (Image source: Wikimedia)

See also ¶

What are some of the best rare natural phenomena that occur on Earth?

Published

Jan 4, 2017
by Martin Thoma

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My bits and bytes

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Nature 5

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