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Aerial view of Santorini island, Greece by Amazing Aerial Agency. Beautiful, whitewashed buildings through the clouds! With its romantic sunsets, dazzling ocean views and whitewashed buildings clinging to rocky clifftops, the Greek island of Santorini (aka Thera) is the very picture of an idyll in the Aegean. But this tranquil scene belies the island's explosive geologic history, for this is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. The Minoan eruption, about 3,600 years ago, caused the centre of the Thera volcano to collapse into the ocean, leaving Santorini a jagged, crescent-shaped moon atop the sea. The impact of the eruption was more than just geologic - when the volcano blew its top, Santorini was home to a thriving outpost of the Minoan civilisation. A farming and fishing community had been established at Akrotiri on the island around 7,000 years ago, and by the time of the eruption had developed into a prosperous city built largel...

Beehive domes in the Bungle Bungle Range in the Purnululu World Heritage Listed National Park More than meets the eye Welcome to Purnululu National Park, a World Heritage Listed site that managed to be one of the world’s best kept secrets until relatively recently. Although it has existed for around 350 million years and respected by its Indigenous Australian custodians for upwards of 40,000 years, it wasn’t until 1983 that the area became public knowledge after airborne treasure-seekers stumbled upon the area while making a documentary. Nowadays, the park’s most popular area is the Bungle Bungle Range, also commonly referred to as the Bungle Bungles. With soaring rocks rising 250 metres above the grasslands, many people liken the maze of domes to giant beehives, however you needn’t worry about pesky stingers - it’s in look only. The formations were instead created over the span of 20 million years as water gradually eroded the orange and black-striped karst sandstone into t...

"Big Sur Coast" Monterey, California, USA US scenic area! Big Sur is a scenic coastal area on the Central Coast, California, USA.  Cliffs rise from the coast facing the Pacific Ocean, leading to the Santa Lucia Mountains ... It is a beautiful beach, but it is not suitable for swimming due to high waves, low water temperature and strong currents.  The secluded waters, cliffs and beautiful scenery attract Beatnik artists and are the setting for novels by Brotigan and Henry Miller.

Les Orgues in Il-sur-Thai, Northern Catalonia, France Fairy Chimney! The ille-sur-tet organ, located in the eastern part of the Pyrenees, is included in UNESCO's natural heritage and is a geological wonder built 4 million years ago.  You'll love walking on the trails around fairy-tale chimneys, these strata of sand and clay are shaped by time.  You might think that these indestructible stone pillars inhabit a green natural environment, but in fact, they are very fragile and vulnerable to capricious weather conditions! So you cannot climb on them, but your camera can capture them Essence, make your memory immortal. On your journey, let this gorgeous natural environment inspire your imagination and let yourself guess the shapes and faces of the animals depicted in the rocks.  If you have a guide, don't be surprised by the stories of fairies and werewolves, they will tell you; everything here is mysterious and wonderful.  Tip: We recommend that you visit th...

Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in Uçhisar, Cappadocia, Turkey And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia The fantastical 'fairy chimneys' found in central Turkey's historic Cappadocia region were formed by a collision of the natural and the man-made - and they form a scene that seems straight out of a Dr. Seuss illustration. The landforms were created when volcanoes deposited mounds of soft, porous rock called tuff, which was later covered with hard basalt. In the 10th century (though possibly starting up to 5,000 years ago) humans excavated the tuff to create caves and catacombs that could fit thousands of dwellers. Through not only the astonishing ruins but the many 'cave hotels' hewn into rock in the city of Göreme, the memory of those ingenious city planners lives on. (© Ivan Kmit/Alam)

Malham's night sky, North Yorkshire, UK. Stars in the night sky Light pollution can cause trouble for astronomy enthusiasts who want to see the galaxy.  But for those who are preparing to go out in warm clothes on these dark winter nights, some of our national parks offer great views.  Our homepage picture was taken in the village of Malham in Yorkshire Dales National Park, which, along with North York Moore National Park, offers the best night sky in the UK. Now the fifth annual Dark Sky Festival, low-light pollution and clear vision provide future astronomers with the opportunity to see up to 2,000 stars at once without street lights.  In some places you can see our galaxy, the Milky Way, with the naked eye and through the park, you will get great views of the night sky.  There are also ghost walks, night pulls, moonlight canoeing, and mountain biking, which are suitable for those brave quasi-astronists, while others may want to relax and enjoy the sta...

The Hollywood sign overlooking Los Angeles, California

Sigiriya Rock, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Key monastery at Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh

The Pool Stairs:  Semuc Champey Natural Park, Guatemala

The glaciers and mountains of Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada

Sunlit volcanic ridges, Eyjafjallajökull Iceland.

Windmills in the province of Toledo, Spain.

Trou de Fer in Piton des Neiges on Reunion Island on the occasion of the Reunion Island Freedom Festival.