Extreme photos that will take your breath away. Juneau Ice Cave in the USA

26.02.2019

We are used to the fact that we can easily look into the most intimate corners of the planet without leaving home. Television and the Internet have simplified access to outlandish landscapes distant countries, and reaching incredible heights computer graphics able to create any kind of terrestrial and alien landscapes. But there are corners in our world that amaze and delight even the most sophisticated spectators. Today I present to your attention ten amazing places created by nature.

Troll tongue

Norway is a country of extraordinary northern nature. During the ice age, the ideal landscape for fairy tales and legends arose in these lands. Trolls and huldras, the heroes of Norwegian legends, seemed to be in charge here.

One of the most impressive places in Norway is the Trolltunga, a stone ledge on Mount Skjeggedal. Getting to this place is not easy: the funicular, which used to raise to observation deck, now does not work, and those who wish will have to walk 12 kilometers uphill. But these places are worth the trip!

Thor's well

At Cape Perpetua in Oregon (USA), you can observe a very unusual a natural phenomenon. The fact is that in the tidal zone there is a depression five meters in diameter, and when the sea begins to rise, the water falls into this hole, flooding it and opening an amazing picture to the eyes of the audience. The depression is called Thor's Well, after the Scandinavian god.

Salt desert in Bolivia

Once in these places there was a chain of salt lakes. Gradually they dried up, leaving salt crystals on the surface. Now the Salar de Uyuni is one of the most unearthly places on our planet. Over 12000 sq. km of land covered in the dry season with a layer of salt. An even more spectacular sight is this desert during the rainy season, when a thin layer of water forms on top of the salt.

Pink flamingos living in these fantastic places bring a bright touch to the landscape.

Marble caves in Lake General Carrera

In the distant Patagonian Andes, on the border of Chile and Argentina, nature has been building an amazing marble cathedral for centuries.

IN glacial period a chain of caves formed here, and after that, the waters of Lake General for thousands of years painstakingly hewn walls and ceilings, giving the caves bizarre impressive shapes. The water level in the caves varies so that sometimes they are completely flooded, and sometimes they are open to tourists on boats. Marble vaults glow in blue, green, aquamarine hues, depending on the time of day and season.

Lake Baikal

The deepest lake in the world, the greatest reservoir of fresh water and one of the most beautiful places in the world.

The waters of Lake Baikal are amazing. In spring, the lake is so transparent that you can distinguish stones and objects at a depth of 40 meters! The water here is always cold, and even in summer it warms up to only 10 degrees Celsius, and in some bays up to 15 degrees.

The ice that completely covers Baikal from January to May is unique in itself. Its thickness in some bays can reach two meters. Tiered cracks that cover the surface of a frozen lake, hollow "hills" up to six meters high, various bizarre forms of ice - all this is the frozen poetry of beautiful Baikal.

Antelope Canyon

In Arizona on the lands Indian tribe Navajo is one of the most impressive and famous canyons the globe: Antelope Canyon. It consists of two parts: Gorges and Spirals. The Indians called them, respectively, the Place where the water flows through the rocks, and the Spiral descents of the rocks.

Visiting the canyon is extremely dangerous: during rainstorms it is instantly flooded with water, and during a thunderstorm lightning strikes here regularly, and there is nowhere to hide from them.

But despite the dangers, Antelope Canyon is extremely popular with hikers and photographers.

Karst peaks in Guilin, along the Li River

Outlandish, mysterious China reveals to people the incredible karst relief of the Guilin region.

Glaciers have never ruled in these places. But the relief was greatly influenced by the collision of the former island of India with the mainland and the humid monsoon climate. All these factors created from hard limestone unearthly beauty landscapes.

It's no surprise that the film The Painted Veil was filmed here in the Guilin area, as well as the third episode of the Star Wars movie.

Ice canyon in Greenland

The largest island in the world, 80% covered with ice, will surprise any traveler with the incredible beauty of the scenery. One of the most impressive places in Greenland is Ice Canyon. Once upon a time there was a continuous glacier. A huge, delightful canyon, the depth of which in some places reaches 40 meters, was created by melt water!

Berry Head Arch

Water is, in fact, the most prolific "sculptor" on Earth. On the Canadian island of Newfoundland, it was the sea that created the natural bridge connecting the two shores. Berry Head Arch is a monolith of solid rock 40 meters long. On this natural bridge, at a height of 17 meters above sea level, a small forest manages to survive.

Berry Head Arch is quite popular among tourists: its fabulous view does not leave anyone indifferent.

Table Mountain Roraima

Mount Roraima is located on the border of three South American states - Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. But it's not just a mountain. The huge flat top has been attracting travelers for a long time. Reports of early expeditions to Mount Roraima inspired Conan Doyle to write The Lost World.

There is always a cloud hovering over Table Mountain, making the breathtaking scenery even more incredible. Every day, several dozen tourists climb the secret paths to the coveted flat top to look at the views.

The plateau, which seems flat, is actually covered with bizarre rocks, canyons and rocky placers. Even experienced guides can easily get lost in the fog here.

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There are hundreds of breathtaking places in Russia: majestic lakes, impregnable fortresses, gentle plains and pointed peaks.

"Dead Road"

This is one of the largest projects of the Gulag: Railway Chum - Salekhard - Igarka was built in the permafrost zone, just 200 kilometers south of the North polar circle, in record time. The first site was commissioned in 1947.

Construction " dead road"was frozen in 1953 - after the death of Joseph Stalin.


Infrastructure has been preserved on many sections of the Transpolar Highway. In particular, camp barracks, spoked wheelsets, covered German wagons, and even rusty steam locomotives are found among the forests and swamps of the West Siberian Lowland every few kilometers.

"Kenozerye"



Monuments preserved in the national park "Kenozerye" wooden architecture, in particular - churches with painted ceilings - "heavens".


It is included in the list of specially protected natural areas Arkhangelsk region. Ecological routes are laid along the reserve. The most popular of them is the 36-kilometer trail that runs through the Porzhensky Pogost from Kenozero to Lekshmozero.


Filming of a fantasy film on the theme of the Russian village by Andrei Konchalovsky “White Nights of the Postman Alexei Tryapitsyn” took place in Kenozerye.

Mologa



The city of Mologa - the same age as Moscow - was flooded in 1947 during the construction of the Rybinsk hydroelectric power station. It was located 32 kilometers from Rybinsk, in the Yaroslavl region. Ten years before the flood, in 1937, resettlement began: stone houses were blown up, and wooden houses were dismantled and melted down the river to another place. In just ten years, 130 thousand people were resettled. In addition to Mologa, more than seven hundred surrounding villages and villages were flooded.


When the water level in the reservoir drops, the foundations of houses and temples, stove tiles, broken dishes and bones from former graves. Get acquainted with sad story Mologa can be found in the Museum of the Mologa Region, founded in 1995 in Rybinsk.

"Kingdom of Permafrost"



Inside a non-melting glacier, on the site of an abandoned adit, not far from Yakutia, there is a tourist complex "The Kingdom of Permafrost". IN Soviet years there was a cellar for food storage.


Even in the warm season, the air temperature does not rise above -4 °C. The exposition contains ice sculptures, which are illuminated by multi-colored lights, bones of mammoths, woolly rhinos, bison and other animals of the Ice Age.

Abrau-Durso



The first champagne produced at the legendary plant in Abrau-Dyurso, founded in the 1870s by decree of Alexander II, went on sale in 1898. In the 20th century, "Soviet Champagne" was produced here: about three million bottles were produced per year. Today, there are guided tours with tastings, during which you will be offered five varieties of champagne. Here you can visit ancient cellars and tunnels built in the 19th century and witness the unique process of making champagne wines.

The most beautiful places in the world have always attracted the attention of lovers of everything beautiful. Nature has created a huge variety of the most beautiful places on our planet.

People helped to decorate the landscape and nature of these places in order to further emphasize their pristine beauty. I bring to your attention the top most beautiful places in the world.

blue pond hokkaido

This reservoir, unique in its nature, is actually a creation human hands. The pond is located on the left bank of the river in Japanese Hokkaido at the foot of the mountain. The Hokkaido Blue Pond was formed due to the construction of a dam. Subsequently, it became one of the Japanese nature reserves. The water is kept at a stable level in the forest plain, while creating a picturesque pond from which it is impossible to look away. poetic name Blue Pond speaks for itself. The fact is that the name itself very much coincides with the bright blue surface of the water against the background of trees.

Surprisingly, the origin of the characteristic blue color waters cannot explain to this day. But according to scientists, this phenomenon is associated with an increased content of aluminum hydroxide in the water in the reservoir. It is capable of reflecting blue light, just as it can in the earth's atmosphere.

The Hokkaido Blue Pond is able to change shades of blue and of blue color depending on the time of day and viewing angle. The Blue Pond is a famous tourist attraction that attracts many tourists from all over the world. This is an amazingly beautiful and picturesque place. Therefore, it is rightfully included in the most beautiful places in the world.

Tulip fields in Lisse

These magnificent tulip plantations in Holland are able to surprise with their unique beauty each person. It seems that the earth is decorated with all the colors of the rainbow. Blue, red, yellow, pink are the colors that cover the territory of Lisse in the western part of the Netherlands.

The first flowers called "tulip" appeared in the Netherlands as early as 1570. These flowers, or rather their bulbs, were brought by an Austrian scientist and botanist. After some time, a wave of growing tulips swept across the country. Tulips have become really popular. In some cases, people were willing to pay a lot of money for rare specimens of tulips. Since then, the country has changed a lot, but the reverent attitude of the Dutch towards these flowers continues to this day.

Until now, the Netherlands remains the largest supplier of tulips and roses in the world. Every year, the tulip fields attract the attention of thousands of tourists who come to see with their own eyes 3,000,000,000 tulips turn the earth into a rainbow paradise. These flowers are sold in all flower shops Worldwide. But most of all they are popular in Germany and the USA.

Stone forest in Madagascar

The stone forest of Madagascar is the most unusual and beautiful place on the planet. This forest is located on the territory of the Bemaraha nature reserve in the western part of Madagascar. The area of ​​the stone forest reaches 152,000 hectares.

Its originality and uniqueness is explained by the fact that the stone forest consists of vertically standing stone rocks, which are easily recognizable by their conical shape. These rocks arose as a result of the erosion of the limestone that makes up the stone forest. It is interesting to note that the age stone formations reaches over a million years.

Nowadays, the stone forest in Madagascar is a huge stone block with numerous amazing labyrinths, so you can sometimes get lost while traveling through this forest.

Flower park in Ashikaga

Amazing variety colors, magnificent design, incredible compositions and fragrant flower tunnels occupy an area of ​​​​more than eight hectares. In spring, wisteria reigns in this beautiful place. There are about a thousand such plants. One of the main attractions in the park is the 100 year old wisteria.

Many branches of a subtropical plant hang almost to the ground and amaze with their fragrant flowers that resemble butterflies against a background of bright green foliage. This spectacle is truly unforgettable and beautiful.

But the uniqueness of Ashikaga Park is not only in the blooming wisteria. Unique Trees plums amaze the park with their beauty in spring. And in summer, tourists from all over the world are impressed by hydrangeas, petunias, roses and hyacinths.

Ashikaga Park is a place where you plunge into a dream for a moment.

Grand Ice Canyon in Greenland

As a result global warming some of the most ordinary and monotonous landscapes of our planet have been transformed and become incredibly beautiful and impressive. These places include the island of Greenland. Which has changed and began to attract great attention of travelers from all over the world.

Numerous canyons have formed in the central part of the island. The most popular and largest is the Grand Ice Canyon. It impresses with its size and beauty. The canyon is inhabited by the Arctic wolf, lemming, arctic fox. And in coastal waters you can meet walrus, harp seal, whale and many other animals. The canyon is also home to white partridges, gulls and eiders.

The fabulous canyon view of the canyon attracts thousands of curious tourists, hikers, climbers and explorers every year. Such beauty excites the imagination and takes your breath away.

National Park of Brazil

There is an amazing park with sand dunes in Brazil. It occupies a huge area with fine golden sand. The main attraction of the national park in Brazil is a unique desert.

It should be noted that half of the desert area consists of water. The fact is that the desert is located in an area in which heavy rains are not uncommon. Therefore, the desert sands are simply not able to cope with the large volume of water that remains after heavy rains. It is worth noting that it is due to heavy rains in the desert that a luxurious lagoon with warm water is formed.

national park Brazil is especially beautiful in the spring, just when there is plenty of such water in the desert. In summer, you can see many beaches located right in the desert, near the lagoons. Bicycle is the main form of transport in the national park. Mostly visiting tourists move on foot.

Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon

The height of Havasu is 37 meters. The uniqueness of the waterfall lies in the fact that the water that falls into the lake acquires bright blue, blue and greenish hues. so delightful color palette creates calcium and magnesium carbonate, which are washed out of the rocks.

crystal pure water and constant water temperature is another feature of Havasu Falls. Most the best place- This sand beach in the shade of trees. This is truly a heavenly place to relax on a waterfall.

It is worth noting that 800 years ago, these places were inhabited by the Havasupai Indian tribes. Literally translated, it means "people who came from the blue-green waters." And it's really true. An amazing contrast is created by the crystal clear water of the color of the sky and the steep red cliffs of the Grand Canyon.

pamukkale Türkiye

Endless snow-white plains in the middle of a hot summer - this is Pamukkale. This beautiful place is located in the southwest of Turkey, Denizli province. Translated from Turkish means Cotton Castle. Pammukale is a natural site that consists of seventeen geothermal springs.

Unusual ponds and terraces formed in carbonate mineral deposits in hot springs. The main attraction is the so-called travertine. You can walk on it without shoes due to its fragility. The depth is not more than a meter.

The healing properties of thermal mineral springs and dazzling white formations of travertine have been known since ancient times. They are famous among most tourists who visit Turkey.

Indian Fort Chittorgarh

Chittorgarh is one of the oldest forts in India. It was built by the king. The fort was built as a dowry for the king's daughter in the 12th century.

Outwardly, it is a massive building, inside of which there are many doors. The territory of Chittorgarh is about 700 acres. Despite a large number of people who once lived in the fort, he was subjected to constant attacks.

Very often, the enemies kept the siege, thereby forcing the men to leave the fort directly to meet the enemy. There are more than a hundred temples on the territory, which have survived to this day in the form of ruins. But there are also temples that have been preserved in excellent condition.

Seven Colored Lands in Mauritius

There is a corner of our planet where the earth is naturally colored in seven colors. This miracle of nature is located on the island of Mauritius, not far from the Black River. It was there, on the famous plains of Kharamel in 1960, that this geological phenomenon was first revealed.

The dunes in this place are painted in seven colors. Among them are green, red purple, unusual brown, yellow, and even blue. A peculiar "highlight" of these sands is an unusual, spontaneously colored layer of soil. Because of this, sometimes it may seem that there are incredible paintings around you.

Scientists suggest that the appearance of multi-colored sands is caused by molten volcanic rocks. However, the exact origin of the unusual sand has not yet been established. And the characteristics of the soil itself are still being studied. Surprisingly, even rains cannot destroy the colored layers of the soil.

Today, the dunes are protected and carefully fenced off with a special fence that does not allow tourists to come close to the paths with multi-colored sand.

The world is beautiful! One has only to look around.

Good luck to all!

Video The most beautiful places in the world

To touch at least a small part of this beauty, check out the fifteen most beautiful places that only exist in the world.

1. The colored rocks of Zhangye Danxia in China


This miracle is located in the province of Gansu, and is Mountain landscape, which nature painted with the most unimaginable colors. This became possible due to the unique composition of the red sandstone that makes up the rock. It is part of the UNESCO world heritage.

2 Belize Blue Hole


The location of this curiosity is Lighthouse Reef, located in Central America near the Yucatan Island. This place is considered one of the best for diving and became famous thanks to the expeditions of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The Blue Hole is 305 meters in diameter and 120 meters deep!

3. Enchanted well in Brazil


This object created by Nature itself is located in the Brazilian Chapada Diamantina National Park. When the rays of the sun hit the water, its color becomes dark blue, an extremely saturated shade. Despite the fact that the color of the water is very dark, even small pebbles can be seen at its bottom (the depth of which is 36 m) in any weather. Visitors think that greatest impression this natural curiosity produces from 11 am to noon.

4. Vatnajökull Ice Caves in Iceland


In this ice-covered northern country, Nature has done its best to create stunning landscapes. Here you can see an abundance of fjords, waterfalls, similar to Martian volcanoes and giant glaciers, in which complex labyrinth-like caves lurk. The most picturesque of them are located in one of the largest glaciers in Iceland - Vatnajökull. There are only two glaciers in the world that exceed it in size, but one of them is in Greenland, and the other is in Antarctica. On the territory of Europe, Vatnajokull is the undisputed leader. Its area is 8133 sq. km. and occupies almost a tenth of all of Iceland. The minimum depth of the glacier is 400 m, and at the deepest points it reaches a kilometer!

5. Juneau Ice Cave in the USA


This cave is located in Alaska - in the Mendenhall Glacier. Its depth is as much as 12 km! At the same time, during the year the cave changes its shape: with the onset of warming, the ice blocks in the cave become springs.

6. "Troll Language" in Norway


This miracle is a huge rocky outcrop hanging directly over Lake Ringedalsvatn at an altitude of 350 m. An amazing natural site is located near the city of Odda and, according to travelers, to visit the "Troll Tongue" will require a five-hour climb.

7. Fiery waterfall "Horsetail" in the USA


The main attraction located in California's Yosemite National Park is Horsetail Falls. This name he received for his unique color. Interestingly, the water from the cliff falls only in winter and early spring, when melted snow rushes down the El Capitan mountain range. All this time the waterfall does not attract special attention and only in mid-February, for a few minutes, the specific refraction of the sun's rays in the stream begins, which makes the waterfall look like a fiery horse's tail.

8. Blue Lagoon in Iceland


It is a geothermal spring that made Iceland famous all over the world. Nearby there is a whole thermal complex, where the spa center is located. All this beauty is located in the southwest of the country on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in the city of Grindavik. The Blue Lagoon has a size of 200x2000 m, and even in winter the water temperature here does not drop below 37-40 degrees Celsius.

9. Cappadocia in Turkey


This attraction has long been chosen by tourists who have appreciated its incredible canyons, underground caves, volcanic formations and even cities. natural origin. The history of Cappadocia goes back to the depths of 7 millennia, during which it passed from the hands of the mysterious inhabitants of Chatal Huyuk to the power of the Hittites, Persians, Romans, Greeks and Ottomans.

10. Star Sea in the Maldives


Such fabulous name received a beach located on the Vaadhoo Atoll. The reason for the appearance of this miracle was the interaction of soil and organisms living on the coast. At night, this creates an effect that gives the lasting impression that the shore has become a star-spangled sky.

11. Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe


It is traditionally considered to be the most beautiful natural object. It is really impossible to compare with this waterfall, since its width alone is 1 km. Meanwhile, its height is 10 times less - 100 m, which, however, is also quite a lot. Surrounds the waterfall belonging to Zambia, the so-called Devil's Pool. Victoria Falls is a UNESCO heritage site and is protected by international law.

12. "White Harbor" in Australia


The Australian archipelago of the Holy Trinity became famous for its snow-white beaches, which formed many millions of years ago, when there was no question of any beachgoers.

13. Grand Canyon in the USA


Rightly considered one of the wonders of the world. The canyon is located in Arizona on the Colorado Plateau and is part of national park Grand Canyon. Interestingly, the Navajo, Havasupai and Hualapai Indians live on the territory of this reserve.

14. "Doomsday" in Ecuador


Those who like to tickle their nerves have chosen these landscapes as perfect place where you can touch your personal End of the World. This attraction of natural origin is located in the mountains of Ecuador, in the city of Banos. Here, having climbed to a height of almost three kilometers (2660 m), you can admire the breathtaking panoramic view of the Andes.

15. Tunnel of love in Ukraine


This miracle was formed due to the random interweaving of branches of bushes and trees around the railway track. As a result, formed incredible beauty green tunnel, which is proud of a completely ordinary Ukrainian village of Klevan.

Of course, the beauty of our planet is not limited to the above objects, but getting to know them makes it possible to get an idea of ​​how beautiful the world in which we live is.



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