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Fairy rings in Namibia (Southwest Africa)


One of the most curious and great secret examples of the current existing nature
are the so-called corros, circles or fairy rings of
Namibia, formations without vegetation between
2 and 35 meters wide that are repeated in
hexagonal structures along hundreds of square
kilometers of the semi-desert area of Namibia
for reasons until recently unknown. The Himba
ethnic group, in the arid region of Kunene, has
venerated this type of structure for thousands of
years treating the event itself as if it were part of
a miracle..

2. Rose of the Sands or Rose of


the Desert
It arises when various layers of gyso, water and
sand are formed, forming beautiful crystals
reminiscent of the shape of a flower..

3. Turquoise ice in the world's


deepest lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia
It is called Baikal – in Tatar it
seems to mean rich lake – and it is
in Siberia. It is the oldest
freshwater lake on Earth (it is
between 20 and 25 million years
old), and also the deepest, at 1,680
meters. In this huge container, 20% of all the
unfrozen fresh water in the world is stored.
4. Fallstreak hole
They form when the temperature of the water in the
clouds is below freezing. Ice crystals form causing
water droplets around the crystals to evaporate.
This leaves a large, often circular, hole in the cloud.

5. Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)


When a very thin layer of water forms
during the rainy season, it makes it look
like a mirror.

6. Methane gas bubbles frozen


under the surface of the water
By freezing at different depths, this optical illusion is
created.

7. Gulf of Syvach (Ukraine)


It is a set of marshes and shallow lagoons, the
sea water in summer warms so much that a rotten
aroma begins to emerge, hence it is also known
as the Rotten Sea.
8. Penitent snows.
In the tropical and subtropical
mountains we can find these formations
up to 6 meters high on the surface of
the snowfields.

9. Colourful arenas in Chamarel


(Mauritius)
Landscape of sand dunes of unique aesthetics. It was
formed from the erosive activity of basalt soil and the
combination of its minerals with rain. Along with the warm
climate, the clay decomposes on the outside creating 7
different shades.

10. Horizontal rainbow
An unusual optical effect that is not caused by the refraction of
light in water droplets like ordinary rainbows, but through ice
crystals. It is also shorter and thicker.

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