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our photo review — the dangerous depths, scary animals, breathtaking
trails and breathtaking views.
In addition to rumors about the servant of the cult of voodoo curse them (which is why, they say, here and missing people), there is a real threat — the swamp teeming with alligators. Attempts to drain the area without success.
Manchac Swamp — a complex of wetlands located in Louisiana, near New
Orleans. These marshes in another called «ghosts marshes.» Overcome
territory marshes only by boat. There are many facts of disappearances
in the area Manchac swamps.
Trees occupy a small area, there are places where they do not, there are swamps, covered with a small amount of grass and covered with windbreak. Water in such places blue-black. On Manchac swamps are found alligators. Marshes Manchac tried to drain and cut down all the trees growing there, but to carry this through the entrepreneurs did not work. The settlements, where the workers lived, engaged in drying the marshes, were razed to the ground swept a strong hurricane, which not only destroyed buildings but also hurt people.
Mount Washington, called Agiocochook by some Native American tribes,
is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft (1,917
m) and the most prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River.
The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a windspeed of 231 miles per hour (372 km/h) at the summit, the world record for most of the 20th century, and still a record for measured wind speeds not involved with a tropical cyclone.
The mountain is located in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, in the township of Sargent’s Purchase, Coös County, New Hampshire. While nearly the whole mountain is in the White Mountain National Forest, an area of 60.3 acres (24.4 ha) surrounding and including the summit is occupied by Mount Washington State Park.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends the western slope of the mountain, and the Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the summit from the east. The mountain is popular with hikers (the Appalachian Trail crosses the summit). Other common activities include glider flying, and annual cycle and running races such as the Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb and Road Race.
Lake Kaindy, meaning the «birch tree lake»—is a 400-meter-long (1,300
ft) lake in Kazakhstan that reaches depths near 30 meters (98 ft) in
some areas. It is located 129 kilometers (80 mi) east-southeast of the
city of Almaty and is 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level.
The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the 1911 Kebin earthquake. The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submerged Picea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.
The pool was named by Mrs E. N. McGowan, wife of Assistant Park
Superintendent, Charles McGowan in 1883. She called it «Convolutus», the
Latin name for the morning glory flower, which the spring resembles. By
1889, the name Morning Glory Pool had become common usage in the park.
Many early guidebooks called this feature Morning Glory Spring.
The distinct color of the pool is due to bacteria which inhabit the water. On a few rare occasions the Morning Glory Pool has erupted as a geyser, usually following an earthquake or other nearby seismic activity.
Several entryways have been clogged due to objects being thrown in by tourists, reducing the hot water supply, and in turn altering the overall appearance of the pool. Several attempts by park officials to artificially induce eruptions to clear the pool of debris and clear blocked entryways have been met with mixed results. An interpretive sign, placed near the pool by the park service, discusses the damage caused by ignorance and vandalism and suggests that Morning Glory is becoming a «Faded Glory.»
Lake Natron is a salt and soda lake in the Arusha Region of northern
Tanzania. The lake is close to the Kenyan border and is in the Gregory
Rift, which is the eastern branch of the East African Rift. The lake is
within the Lake Natron Basin, a Ramsar Site wetland of international
significance.
The lake is fed principally by the Southern Ewaso Ng’iro River, which rises in central Kenya, and by mineral-rich hot springs. It is quite shallow, less than three metres (9.8 ft) deep, and varies in width depending on its water level. The lake is a maximum of 57 kilometres (35 mi) long and 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide. The surrounding area receives irregular seasonal rainfall, mainly between December and May totalling 800 millimetres (31 in) per year. Temperatures at the lake are frequently above 40 °C (104 °F).
High levels of evaporation have left behind natron (sodium carbonate decahydrate) and trona (sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate). The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH of greater than 12. The surrounding bedrock is composed of alkaline, sodium-dominated trachyte lavas that were laid down during the Pleistocene period. The lavas have significant amounts of carbonate but very low calcium and magnesium levels. This has allowed the lake to concentrate into a caustic alkaline brine.
The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological
depression caused by the Afar Triple Junction, which is part of the
Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The region has disclosed fossil
specimens of the very earliest hominins, that is, the earliest of the
human clade; and it is thought by some paleontologists to be the cradle
of the evolution of humans, see Middle Awash, Hadar. The Depression
overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of
Ethiopia; and it contains the lowest point in Africa, Lake Asal,
Djibouti, at 155 m (or 509 ft) below sea level.
The Awash River is the main waterflow into the region, but it runs dry during the annual dry season, and ends as a chain of saline lakes. The northern part of the Afar Depression is also known as the Danakil Depression. The lowlands are affected by heat, drought, and minimal air circulation, and contain the hottest places (year-round average temperatures) of anywhere on Earth.
Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border
between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the
Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu
empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake
Tanganyika.
The lake covers a total surface area of some 2,700 km2 (1,040 sq mi) and stands at a height of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) above sea level. Some 1 370 km2 or 58 percent of the lake’s waters lie within DRC borders. The lake bed sits upon a rift valley that is slowly being pulled apart, causing volcanic activity in the area, and making it particularly deep: its maximum depth of 480 m (1,575 ft) is ranked eighteenth in the world.
The world’s tenth-largest inland island, Idjwi, lies in Lake Kivu, as does the tiny island of Tshegera, which also lies within the boundaries of Virunga National Park; while settlements on its shore include Bukavu, Kabare, Kalehe, Sake, and Goma in Congo, and Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu in Rwanda.
The Great Blue Hole is a giant submarine sinkhole off the coast of
Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km
(43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in
shape, over 300 m (984 ft) across and 108 m (354 ft) deep. It was formed
during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were
much lower. Analysis of stalactites found in the Great Blue Hole shows
that formation took place 153,000; 66,000; 60,000; and 15,000 years ago.
As the ocean began to rise again, the cave was flooded. The Great Blue
Hole is a part of the larger Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, a World
Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
This site was made famous by Jacques Cousteau, who declared it one of the top ten scuba diving sites in the world. In 1971 he brought his ship, the Calypso, to the hole to chart its depths. Investigations by this expedition confirmed the hole’s origin as typical karst limestone formations, formed before rises in sea level in at least four stages, leaving ledges at depths of 21 m (69 ft), 49 m (161 ft), and 91 m (299 ft). Stalactites were retrieved from submerged caves, confirming their previous formation above sea level. Some of these stalactites were also off-vertical by 5˚ in a consistent orientation, indicating that there had also been some past geological shift and tilting of the underlying plateau, followed by a long period in the current plane.
Manchac Swamp, Louisiana, USA
In addition to rumors about the servant of the cult of voodoo curse them (which is why, they say, here and missing people), there is a real threat — the swamp teeming with alligators. Attempts to drain the area without success.
Trees occupy a small area, there are places where they do not, there are swamps, covered with a small amount of grass and covered with windbreak. Water in such places blue-black. On Manchac swamps are found alligators. Marshes Manchac tried to drain and cut down all the trees growing there, but to carry this through the entrepreneurs did not work. The settlements, where the workers lived, engaged in drying the marshes, were razed to the ground swept a strong hurricane, which not only destroyed buildings but also hurt people.
Mount Washington, USA
On the top of the highest recorded wind speed indicators — 100 m / s (360 km / h). The record in 1934 was 372 km / h.
The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a windspeed of 231 miles per hour (372 km/h) at the summit, the world record for most of the 20th century, and still a record for measured wind speeds not involved with a tropical cyclone.
The mountain is located in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, in the township of Sargent’s Purchase, Coös County, New Hampshire. While nearly the whole mountain is in the White Mountain National Forest, an area of 60.3 acres (24.4 ha) surrounding and including the summit is occupied by Mount Washington State Park.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends the western slope of the mountain, and the Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the summit from the east. The mountain is popular with hikers (the Appalachian Trail crosses the summit). Other common activities include glider flying, and annual cycle and running races such as the Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb and Road Race.
Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan
This is not the usual fish, the water temperature at any time of the year is very low, and the lake shallower not even in a drought — is enough to get the nickname «dead».
The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the 1911 Kebin earthquake. The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submerged Picea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.
Acidic Lake in Yellowstone Park, USA
Disregarding the rules visit such places can lead to tragedy. In the summer of 2016 a resident of Oregon decided to check his hand the water temperature at the source, slipped and fell into the pond, and dissolved (literally) in front of sister.
The distinct color of the pool is due to bacteria which inhabit the water. On a few rare occasions the Morning Glory Pool has erupted as a geyser, usually following an earthquake or other nearby seismic activity.
Several entryways have been clogged due to objects being thrown in by tourists, reducing the hot water supply, and in turn altering the overall appearance of the pool. Several attempts by park officials to artificially induce eruptions to clear the pool of debris and clear blocked entryways have been met with mixed results. An interpretive sign, placed near the pool by the park service, discusses the damage caused by ignorance and vandalism and suggests that Morning Glory is becoming a «Faded Glory.»
Lake Natron in Tanzania
This phenomenon, which scientists unravel and failed. The pond is not only kills the animal approached him, and mummified corpses. The victims look like Bewitched.
The lake is fed principally by the Southern Ewaso Ng’iro River, which rises in central Kenya, and by mineral-rich hot springs. It is quite shallow, less than three metres (9.8 ft) deep, and varies in width depending on its water level. The lake is a maximum of 57 kilometres (35 mi) long and 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide. The surrounding area receives irregular seasonal rainfall, mainly between December and May totalling 800 millimetres (31 in) per year. Temperatures at the lake are frequently above 40 °C (104 °F).
High levels of evaporation have left behind natron (sodium carbonate decahydrate) and trona (sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate). The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH of greater than 12. The surrounding bedrock is composed of alkaline, sodium-dominated trachyte lavas that were laid down during the Pleistocene period. The lavas have significant amounts of carbonate but very low calcium and magnesium levels. This has allowed the lake to concentrate into a caustic alkaline brine.
Afar Triangle, or the Afar Triangle, Ethiopia
Being here is associated with life-threatening every minute: for the year is fixed to 160 earthquake, the ground is riddled with cracks eight-meter depth.
The Awash River is the main waterflow into the region, but it runs dry during the annual dry season, and ends as a chain of saline lakes. The northern part of the Afar Depression is also known as the Danakil Depression. The lowlands are affected by heat, drought, and minimal air circulation, and contain the hottest places (year-round average temperatures) of anywhere on Earth.
Lake Kivu, Central Africa
By the lake are located vast deposits of methane equal to 55 billion cubic meters. Nearby is an active volcano Kiturami, the last eruption which led to the boiling lake, and the death of all its inhabitants in 1948. Despite this, it is home to 2 million people and the place is a resort: the nature around is very picturesque.
The lake covers a total surface area of some 2,700 km2 (1,040 sq mi) and stands at a height of 1,460 metres (4,790 ft) above sea level. Some 1 370 km2 or 58 percent of the lake’s waters lie within DRC borders. The lake bed sits upon a rift valley that is slowly being pulled apart, causing volcanic activity in the area, and making it particularly deep: its maximum depth of 480 m (1,575 ft) is ranked eighteenth in the world.
The world’s tenth-largest inland island, Idjwi, lies in Lake Kivu, as does the tiny island of Tshegera, which also lies within the boundaries of Virunga National Park; while settlements on its shore include Bukavu, Kabare, Kalehe, Sake, and Goma in Congo, and Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu in Rwanda.
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Funnel diameter of 305 m and a depth of 123 m, full of underwater caves, mazes of narrow, stalactites and marine life, including at the most innocuous, nicknamed «cemetery divers».
This site was made famous by Jacques Cousteau, who declared it one of the top ten scuba diving sites in the world. In 1971 he brought his ship, the Calypso, to the hole to chart its depths. Investigations by this expedition confirmed the hole’s origin as typical karst limestone formations, formed before rises in sea level in at least four stages, leaving ledges at depths of 21 m (69 ft), 49 m (161 ft), and 91 m (299 ft). Stalactites were retrieved from submerged caves, confirming their previous formation above sea level. Some of these stalactites were also off-vertical by 5˚ in a consistent orientation, indicating that there had also been some past geological shift and tilting of the underlying plateau, followed by a long period in the current plane.
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