Additional resourcesĮxplore Han Son Doong with this virtual tour from National Geographic. According to Reno Tahoe, the well was improperly plugged and the scalding hot water pierced through the surface, creating the bizarre three-mound geyser we see today. But the water wasn't hot enough to be useful to the energy company, so the site was sealed up. The geyser was created by accident in 1964 when a geothermal energy company drilled the site in a bid to tap into the hot water below. The structure spews out hot water, creating shallow pools home to hardy thermophilic algae that flourish in moist, hot environments, according to the tourism website Reno Tahoe. What do you get if you cross human error and geothermal pressure? A 12-ft-tall (3.5 meters) alien-looking structure.įly Geyser is a technicolor geyser situated on Fly Ranch in the middle of the Nevada desert. (Image credit: Jeremy Woodhouse via Getty Images ) Kilauea volcano, Hawaiiįly Geyser is located on Fly Ranch in the middle of the Nevada desert. Some of the Danakil Depression features can even be seen from space, according to NASA Earth Observatory. The underlying volcanic activity sculpts the landscape as Earth is pulled apart at the seams. Rift valleys are formed when tectonic plates move apart at a "divergent plate boundary," according to The Geological Society.
The Danakil Depression lies over 330 feet (100 m) below sea level in a rift valley. Related: What is the average temperature on Earth? Choking sulphuric acid and chlorine gases fill the air, while acid ponds and geysers pepper the landscape.Īccording to the BBC, temperatures in this region regularly reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), making it one of the hottest places on Earth. Known as the "gateway to hell" according to the BBC, the Danakil Depression is probably the closest you'll ever be able to come to standing on the surface of Venus (without the crushing atmosphere, of course). The Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, is one of the most inhospitable and alien places on Earth.
(Image credit: KrasnovaE via Getty Images) The Danakil Depression is one of the most inhospitable and alien places on Earth. The glacier is shrinking year by year due to warming global temperatures its thickness has decreased on average by about 3 feet (0.9 m) per year for the past 15 years. Vatnajökull is also home to enchanting ice caves like the one pictured above, with glacier and ice cave tours available during the winter months. Geologists believe volcanic eruptions from this region are overdue and that we could therefore see significant activity within the next 50 years. The monumental glacier is over 3,000 feet (900 m) deep in some places and conceals several active volcanoes below its surface, the most famous being Grímsvötn, Öræfajökull and Bárðarbunga. It covers 3,130 square miles (8,100 square kilometers) - 8% of Iceland's landmass - according to the travel website Guide to Iceland. Vatnajokull glacier is the second-largest glacier in Europe.
(Image credit: Andrea Comi via Getty Images) Vatnajokull glacier is the second-largest glacier in Europe and houses impressive ice caves below the surface.
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Lawrence wrote a book about the period called the "Seven Pillars of Wisdom," which was later made into the famous 1962 movie "Lawrence of Arabia." Several scenes from the movie were filmed in Wadi Rum, according to IMDB. He described Wadi Rum as "vast, echoing, and God-like", according to the travel website Wadi Rum Nomads. With wide sandy valleys over a mile (1700 meters) high, smooth red dunes and mesmerizing rock formations, Wadi Rum is a wondrous place.īritish liaison officer Thomas Edward Lawrence served with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks in the early 20th century. While exploring the dramatic wilderness, you'd be forgiven for thinking you've just set foot on Mars. Wadi Rum is a desert covering 277 square miles (717 square kilometers) located in South Jordan, according to the travel website WadiRum.jo. (Image credit: Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost via Getty Images ) Wadi Rum is a dramatic Martian-like desert situated in South Jordan.
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