The most beautiful natural landscapes. The most beautiful and unusual landscapes in the world
At first glance, it may seem that this is the scenery for science fiction films.
Actually this real photos earthly landscapes.
A lot of beautiful places on a planet that we don't even know about.
Salar expanses of the Salar de Yuni in Bolivia. The world's largest salt marsh during the wet season reflects the sky like a huge mirror. And during the winter months, when the weather is dry, the surface of the salt marsh becomes like a mosaic.
Four corners, eng. Four Corners is a region of the United States covering southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, northeastern Arizona, and southeastern Utah. The name is associated with the Four Corners Monument, located at the intersection of the borders of all 4 states (the only such border crossing in the United States).
Fairy Fireplaces in Cappadocia, Türkiye. These rock formations rise above the rest of the landscape in the area located between the villages of Cavusin and Zelve.
Contrary to the common misconception that the desert is monotonous, in fact, the desert can be either black or white. On the picture: white desert in Egypt.
« chocolate hills on the island of Bohol, Philippines. Central territories the islands of Bohol are dotted with 1,700 natural mounds. The vegetation covering these hills takes on a "chocolate" color during the dry season.
Reflections of the sun's rays on the surface of the Salar de Yuni, Bolivia. Salar de Yuni, the largest salt marsh in the world, during the rainy season is covered with a layer of water, which reflects the sky.
View of the Dead Sea from a bird's eye view. The Dead Sea is an endorheic salt lake between Israel and Jordan. The most low point on the surface of the planet, the deepest salt Lake in the world, the waters of this lake are saltier than the ocean ... List distinctive features this reservoir can be continued for a long time.
Black Desert in Egypt.
Sunset over the Alvord Playa Desert in Southeast Oregon. It is rather unexpected to meet the desert in these parts, in the northwest Pacific coast. In the desert of Alvord Playa, which is the bottom dry lake, on average, only 180 mm of precipitation falls annually.
Stopover. The Sahara Desert in Tunisia.
Windy shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya. This lake is located in the East African rift valley. Its salty waters form the world's largest lake located in the desert.
"Twin Towers" in Monument Valley, USA.
Red sand dunes Namib Desert, Namibia. Sands of such an unusually red color as in Namib desert rarely seen in nature.
Richat structure located near Ouadan, Mauritania. This photo was taken from space. The Richat structure is a ring formation 50 km in diameter and is located in the middle of the faceless Sahara desert.
Dragon tree (dragon blood), growing on the island of Socotra, Yemen. Due to its isolated position in the waters of the Indian Ocean, the island has developed a unique ecosystem that you will not find anywhere else in the world.
Ledges formed by solidified lava are washed ocean waves off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Coastal ledges formed by solidified lava give the landscapes this Hawaiian island unearthly look.
Friday:). I don't want to talk about floods, violence, wars and drug addicts. Let's take a better look at the amazing beautiful pictures nature.
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1. Tourists walking near the fortress of Peter and Paul in Russia are reflected in a puddle on April 7, 2006.
2. Tourists visit famous ancient windmills in the village of Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile-La Mancha in central Spain on April 16, 2006. La Mancha windmills are mentioned in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes,
3. fly over the city of Bristol, during the Bristol International Festival balloons, in the southwest of England on August 8, 2006. The annual event lasts four days and includes concerts, celebrations and a massive balloon launch.
4. A Bedouin rides a camel in the desert, not far from tourist resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on August 22, 2006.
5. Red leaves in a vineyard on a sunny autumn day near Ueberlingen on lake constance October 26, 2006.
6. A young man launches a model aircraft on an autumn evening in Dornbirn, about 20 km (13 miles) from Lake Constance on November 14, 2006.
7. In autumn, at sunset, a young man with a model aircraft. Dornbirn 20 km (13 miles) near Lake Constance on November 14, 2006.
9. A girl walks through dense fog in Leicester, central England, December 21, 2006. The fog has left passengers at many of the country's airports fearful that they won't be able to join their families abroad on Christmas Eve.
11. Tourists are carried along the frozen river Turne to Jukkasjärvi, above the Arctic Circle, in northern Sweden on December 24, 2006.
12. A man looks at the sea near the beach houses, while a cold front covered Muizenberg in Cape Town, August 12, 2003.
14. Cattle wander through the fog and snow on the North Downs near Maidstone, Kent, in the south-east of England, on January 25, 2007.
15. A couple at Lake Michigan at 6 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 degrees Celsius) at dawn in Chicago, February 2, 2007.
16. Runners are not afraid bad weather, they continue their run in St. James's Park, in London, February 8, 2007.
17. Lanterns along the street during the celebration in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, February 21, 2007.
18. St. Paul's Cathedral is seen from the restaurant window at the Tate Modern gallery in London on March 15, 2007.
19. People look at the waters of the Neva, which carry ice floes upstream to Gulf of Finland, in St. Petersburg on March 22, 2007. Temperatures, in Russia's second largest city, reached 12 degrees Celsius above zero (54 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday.
20. A rowboat and clouds reflected on Loch Lynn in Fort William, western Scotland on May 12, 2007.
21. A couple stands on the Volga embankment in Samara, about 1,000 km (620 miles) southeast of Moscow on May 18, 2007.
22. Icebergs reflected in calm waters at the mouth of the Jakobshavn fjord near Ilulissat. Photo taken May 15, 2007.
23. Father and daughter look at a huge lantern during the exhibition of lanterns, which was attended by more than 500 participants. The exhibition was held in a park in Guangzhou, the capital of the southern Chinese province Guangdong, September 5, 2003. Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month lunar calendar, falls on September 11 this year.
24. Skating after the grand opening of the ice rink at Somerset House, London, November 26, 2003
25. Tourists enjoy the sunset at Kovalam Beach, in the southern Indian state of Kerala on October 1, 2005. Kerala is one of the most popular tourist destinations.
26. George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River and connects New York (right) with New Jersey, seen early in the morning through the fog. Photo taken from Fort Lee, New Jersey on January 30, 2006.
27. A pair of swans reflected in a lake in the southern Bavarian town of Kochel, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Munich on a warm autumn day, October 14, 2005.
29. Dark clouds and a lone bird over the Millennium Wheel in London, July 8, 2004. A sharp cold snap and worsening weather led to problems with transport and communications in England and Wales.
30. Indonesian villagers ride bicycles across a bamboo bridge at dawn outside the city of Yogyakarta in Central Java on July 24, 2004. The bridge was built by residents of nearby communities.
32. An Australian holds a candle on Kuta Beach during a vigil on the Indonesian island of Bali October 12, 2005. Bali on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the 2002 nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, mostly tourists, including 88 Australians.
33. Frost-covered trees among vineyards in the Alsace countryside near Strasbourg, France on January 11, 2006.
34. People on Primrose Hill watch the sun set over London on November 16, 2003. Many Londoners came out to enjoy the cool but sunny weather in anticipation of how daylight hours will be reduced with the onset of winter.
35. A man enjoys a sunny spring day near the southern German city Lindau, 8 May 2005.
36. A man walks through a snowy park in Tervuren near Brussels on February 27, 2004. slowed down traffic in the territory and caused flight delays or cancellations at international airports.
38. The Cathedral of the Resurrection-on-Blood is reflected in the melting ice of the Griboyedov Canal in St. Petersburg, March 10, 2004. The cathedral was built on the site of the assassination of Alexander II, who was killed by a bomb thrown by a student in March 1881.
39. The lights of the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan are reflected in the East River after sunset on November 17, 2004.
40. Sunset on Uluru (Ayers Rock), about 350 kilometers (220 miles) southwest of the Australian city of Alice Springs on April 19, 2004. 40 years ago, Uluru, which belongs to Australia's indigenous people, the Anangu people, was visited by about 1,000 tourists annually. Since then, about 400,000 visitors come here every year.
42. Tourists inspect the sand dunes in the Mauritanian desert near the city of Nouakchott on July 29, 2005. Western countries will support the military junta that initiated the bloodless coup in Mauritania, if it actually ensures democratic elections.
43. A woman walks along with an umbrella coastline Lanikai Beach at sunrise in Kailua, Hawaii on May 28, 2004. Hanauma Bay, about 20 miles south of Lanikai Beach, topped the annual ranking of the most the best beaches Hawaii by Steven Lizerman, a Florida environmentalist. The beaches of Hawaii have won the championship over the beaches of Florida, although there are a large number of them in the ranking.
44. The building of the British Parliament during pouring rain in London on January 17, 2005.
45. A resident of Sri Lanka holds an umbrella, passing by the bay in the city of Kalmunai on east coast Sri Lanka January 19, 2005.
46. giant waves at the Cape Town breakwater in Bay Harbor, August 27, 2005. The height of the waves reached, according to estimates, nine meters. Photo taken August 27, 2005.
Dear friends, I recently told you about. I think that many people liked that selection - still, because sometimes it’s impossible to even imagine what interesting corners is on our earth.
But that's not all - some places on our planet are so unusual that you won't see anything like this even, perhaps, in science fiction films about parallel worlds or other planets. So, in today's selection - 30 of the most amazing landscapes from all over the world.
01 Chocolate Hills in the Philippines
These amazing hills, reminiscent of the shape and color of chocolate truffles, are located on Philippine island Bohol. There are 1770 "chocolate" hills on the island, and they cover an area of about 50 square kilometers. Geologists still cannot explain how such hills appeared. The Chocolate Hills are one of the top three attractions in the Philippines, along with the Thousand Islands National Park and Taal Volcano, which is recognized as the smallest active volcano on the planet.
02 Moeraki boulders in New Zealand
Thousands of tourists come to Koekohe Beach in New Zealand every year to see this group of huge boulders. Moerake stones are composed of calcite interspersed with quartz, and they were formed - just think! - 65 million years ago.
03 Gateway to Hell Cave in Turkmenistan.
In Turkmenistan, in a place called Darvaz, which means "door" in translation, there is perhaps one of the most terrible natural attractions on the planet. This is the cave that locals called "Gate to Hell". The cave looks really frightening - a deep crater, at the bottom of which a flame is raging. Hell's Cave turned 40 this year - it appeared in 1971, when geologists discovered a large gas field here. Poisonous gas came out of the well, and in order to prevent its spread, geologists set fire to the well, and it is still burning. Sometimes flames reach a height of 10-15 meters.
04 Pinnacle Desert in Australia
This amazing desert located in Australia, national park Nambung. Several thousand pointed sandstone cliffs, up to 4 meters high, cover the entire space to the horizon.
05 Stone forest in China
An area of 500,000 square kilometers in southern China is densely dotted with karst formations resembling a strange stone forest. Some especially picturesque areas stone forest even included in the list of world natural heritage, which is under the protection of UNESCO as a unique natural phenomenon.
06 national park Goreme, Türkiye
These rocks of a very original form, formed under the influence of wind erosion, can be seen in Turkey, in Cappadocia.
07 Tinto River, Spain
This river is about 90 kilometers long, which originates in mountain range Sierra Morena and flows into the Gulf of Cadiz, famous for its bright red water. The unusual color is actually explained very simply - Tinto flows through places with large deposits of pyrite, which gives the water a red tint.
08 Dallol Volcano in Ethiopia
The hottest place on our planet is in Ethiopia, not far from the Red Sea coast. This area is called Dallol, and the same name is located here, 48 meters below sea level, the volcano, the lowest on Earth. Average annual temperature here - about +35 degrees. The surroundings of the volcano are geysers, salt fields and mineral springs. Thanks to hundreds of different minerals contained in the soil, the area shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, creating truly fantastic landscapes.
09 Antelope Canyon in the USA
This canyon, which got its name from the red-brown shades of the walls, reminiscent of the color of the skin of an antelope, is located in Arizona. Amazing rocky forms and wonderful play of colors make this place one of the most popular American attractions.
10 Socotra Islands in Yemen
This small archipelago Indian Ocean- like another planet. Here you can see hundreds of plant species that are not found anywhere else on Earth. Ecologists carefully guard the Socotra Islands, as the slightest interference in this unique ecosystem threatens its complete destruction.
Some landscapes are so extraordinary that one can doubt their belonging to the Earth.
The most beautiful salt marshes, extraordinary glaciers with magnificent waterfalls and other places that fascinate with their unusualness and beauty, which we advise you to visit.
Each landscape from the places presented is striking in its unique beauty.
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21. The most beautiful places on earth include Lake Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)
In the desert plain of the Altiplano, there is a huge salt marsh. This salt marsh is the largest in the world and has a layer of salt from two to eight meters thick. See what an unearthly landscape opens up to visitors of this place.
Photos in this place are especially beautiful and unusual.
But the most unusual thing about this place is that during the rainy season, which comes from November to March - the salt marsh is covered with a thin layer of water and turns into huge lake, which, thanks to a mirrored visual effect, merges the horizon with the sky.
The photo shows how the sky literally merges with the horizon.
It seems that you find yourself in some kind of parallel world, where there are no poles, no sky, no earth. Everything around becomes white-blue and transparent.
Entrepreneurial inhabitants of the surroundings of the lake use as a building material for hotels salt blocks. In which, thanks to the ability of salt to retain heat in itself, it is always warm and cozy, even in the cool season.
22. Waterfalls in the glaciers of Svalbard
Even in the photo, the harsh nature of these places is striking in its beauty.
In the northernmost part of the kingdom of Norway, there is another most beautiful place on earth - the glaciers of the Svalbard reserve (the second name of Svalbard).
amazing northern nature Svalbard is carefully guarded and visiting this place is clearly regulated.
Svalbard is located very close to the North Pole, but due to the fact that it is washed by the warm Gulf Stream, the climate there is quite mild.
In summer, the temperature rises to +5, and in winter it does not fall below 15 degrees.
One of the most spectacular sights of Svalbard is the powerful ice waterfalls that form during the melting of glaciers. The landscapes of this area are severe and majestically beautiful.
The polar day on Svalbard lasts in the period from April 21-August 21, and the polar night from October 28 - February 20 .
23. One of the most beautiful and unusual places on earth: Volcanic trail in Northern Ireland
Ireland is a country of legends and ancient legends. For each unusual place their green territory has its own beautiful story about the ancient - fabulous inhabitants who once inhabited the Irish expanses.
One such place is the volcanic trail, which the Irish called the Giant's Trail.
According to legend, this path was built by a giant named Finn McKumal in order not to ford the Irish Sea.
However, according to the scientific version, this trail arose as a result of a volcanic eruption in the Antrim area and the Giant's Trail is nothing more than a lava plateau.
Under the influence of time and weather conditions unusual polygonal columns formed.
The Giants' Trail is located on the northern coast of Ireland near the town of Bushmills. It's best to go look at this miracle of nature in July and August when the Irish weather favors traveling to the sights of this beautiful country.
24. Lake Assal (Djibouti) - the harsh beauty of Africa
The unique and most beautiful place on earth is Lake Assal. Formed in the crater of a volcano, at an altitude of 115 meters below sea level, Lake Assal is the saltiest body of water in the world. Since the lake is located in a volcanically active area, due to its proximity to lava, the water in it is constantly hot and reaches 35-40 C.
The main attraction of Lake Assal are the unique surreal landscapes of its surroundings.
Salt canyons sparkling in the sun, the flat banks of Assal covered with a crust of salt, combined with the bright turquoise water of the lake, over which a white haze of evaporation always hangs - a magnificent picture that opens up before a brave tourist who dares to look at this most beautiful place on earth. On the shores of this lake, amazing photos are obtained.
There are several thermal springs that add color to the area.
On salty soil, you can only find a rare thorn, accidentally brought here by the wind.
There are no bushes, grass, trees, even a small lizard you will not find here. Everything around Lake Assal is deserted and lifeless - dead silence reigns around.
It is best to travel around the lake by car and be sure to be accompanied local guide. If you go to an amusing trip on Lake Assal, be prepared for the fact that the air temperature here in summer reaches 57°С .
Be sure to stock up on water and food, as the trip to Assal takes the whole day.
25. Sagano Bamboo Forest (Japan)
A forest consisting of tens of thousands of ideally even, lined up in even rows of bamboo trees, covering an area of about 16 square meters. Km is one of the most beautiful and peaceful places on earth and in Japan.
Walking through this extraordinary forest, you can hear the wind talking.
Thousands of trees, like strings, ring in the wind currents and seem to tune your soul in a harmonious way, pouring into it the wonderful sounds of nature.
The Sagano Bamboo Forest has been the setting for many of Japan's most beautiful films. Here, emotions and human passions are in particular contrast with the peaceful and slender nature of the forest.
Photos taken in the forest during filming.
In this way, the directors manage to further emphasize the tragedy or depth of feelings played out in the film scene.
This forest seems to personify a place where time stops its course, where there is only room for dreams and memories.
The wonderful bamboo forest of Sogano is the creation of man, namely the great master garden art Musō Soseki, who created this unique forest in the 14th century. This is the only one of the most beautiful places on earth in our ranking, which was created by man.
IN bamboo forest Sagano has a wonderful alley that leads around the Sojen Pond, to the right of which are the mountains, and to the left of the temple buildings.
For beauty and solitude, for inspiration and new inner strength, our magazine of women's victories advises you to go to this most beautiful place on earth.
