Silfra Rift, Tingvellir National Park, Iceland, Europe

Silfra Rift



Together like puzzle pieces moving tectonic plates in the earth's crust (also known as continental drift), is more obvious than in other places in southwest Iceland Thingvellir National Park.

In the the park expanding Almannagjá Canyon, you can take a stroll in the seams of the Eurasian Plate and the North American plate, as they slowly away, or you can dive into Lake Thingvellir in Silfra rift between the mainland cracks.

Nearly a century, glaciers melted, filtered lava lake, but once the water from entering, it is so clear visibility nearly 1,000 feet underwater.

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, Usa

White Sands National Monument


Sugar white sand dunes through the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico moving annual rate of nearly 30 feet. Due to the evaporation of mineral-rich water near Lake Lucero, the formation of gypsum deposits, then these dunes shaped wind.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, where visitors hiking, the Ranger Travel and coaches drive along 16 kilometers of dunes also provided by the National Park Service.

The Wave, Coyote Buttes, AZ and UT

The Wave, Coyote Buttes


Wind and rain, had magic, erosion line, in one fell swoop and swirl throughout the sandstone formation. As a result, it is similar to a water wave, a photography, if not the most easy to reach the point in the western United States.

Require a license, the rate hike waves of the unmarked, only 20 are given daily. This is almost easy, so that the next wave of opponents of the journey of southwestern Australia, Wave Rock.

Giant’s Causeway, United Kingdom

Giant’s Causeway


One of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist attractions, the Giant's Causeway Bay won its name, from 40,000 basalt columns, interlock to form suitable monster is what sidewalk.

60 million years ago, stone, mostly hexagonal to form underground lava flow cooled into a 39 feet high with a diameter of 18 inches formation. This is a relatively recently, about 15,000 years ago, the soil erosion around the stones at the beach and into the ground visible.

The Cave of the Crystals, Naica, Mexico

The Cave of the Crystals



It looks like Superman's fortress to life alone. A 1000 feet underground, in the work of lead, silver in Chihuahua, Mexico, opaque crystal gypsum some four feet wide and 50 feet long bud at all angles, from the volcano heating water.

Been discovered in 2000, in a cave, the temperature can reach 150 degrees, nearly 100% humidity conditions, only Superman can survive long-term. No more than 10 minutes, do not have the appropriate gear may lead to heat stroke in a cave.

Blood Falls, Antarctica

Blood Falls


A shocking terrible shadow looks like blood, pale face, Taylor Glacier Falls jet. When scientists first discovered in 1911, these waterfalls in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, they believe that the algae in the dark red color of glacier water gushing from cracks.

Original colors from the high iron content in the the waterfall source, ice buried 1300 feet below the pool. Sinister twist, when the landscape is arid, seals and penguins stroll inland and lost, they never break down, leaving their bodies scattered.

The Stone Forest (Shilin), China

The Stone Forest


Many trees in China's remote Yunnan Province forest hard rock, literally. Area, across nearly 200 square miles, underwater 270 million years ago, and the seabed is covered with limestone sediments. Gradually, dry roses and water on the seabed.

As the rain and wind erosion weak rock, limestone steeple began to take shape. Now, they rise to the sky, surrounded by green trees.