Planet Earth is Epic (Pictures/Videos)

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Turnip Rock

Turnip Rock is located on Lake Huron and it looks beautiful.

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Giant's Causeway

Declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site the Giant's Causeway is a large area of interlocking basalt columns located on the northern coast of Northern Ireland. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear into the sea. Legend has it that Irish warrior Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish rival Benandonner. During the Paleogene period, the region was subject to intense volcanic activity, when highly fluid molten basalt intruded through chalk beds to form an extensive lava plateau. As the lava cooled vertical and horizontal contraction occurred causing extensive fracturing. The fracture network produced the distinctive basalt hexagonal columns seen today.

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The Jiuzhaigou river

The water sources have some of the highest concentrations of calcium carbonate, and thus depending on the depth of lakes and rivers their colors range from greens, blues, and turquoise.

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Nice thread pmpn, interesting stuff.

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Was this not the inspiration for the animated move 'UP' ?

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Sigiriya

Is a giant complex situated in the middle of Sri Lanka, it is roughly 370 meters above sea level and visible in all directions. It contains an ancient fortress, gardens, pools, and a gigantic mirror wall, which was once a polished porcelain type wall that was so reflective the King who ordered its creation could see himself in it.

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The Karstic Peaks at Guilin

Located along the Li River in the Yangshou region of China

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Thanks...yeah this is what I found.."In 2009, Mount Roraima served as inspiration for a location in the Disney/Pixar animated movie Up."

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The Chocalate Hills, Bohol...Philippines

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Kawasan Falls, Cebu Philippines

There's actually some caves behind the falls. And if you hike up or down stream for miles it's falls after falls and awesome swimming holes!

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Also known as the worlds largest mirror, the Salar de Uyuni is the worlds largest expansive salt flat (25x the size of the Bonneville Flats in Utah) containing over 60% of the planets lithium reserves. It is hard to tell where the earth ends and where the heavens begin in this massive place that is easily seen from space and where the worlds satellites calibrate themselves. Dotted by volcanoes, natural hot springs, flamingos, multi colored lagoons, and incredible views has had the Salar de Uyuni be described as different planet here on earth. The area was part of a prehistoric lake, underneath the Salar is a lake of brine covered by a solid salt crust several meters thick.