Fantastic Landscapes

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Salar de Uyuni - Bolivian Salt Lake and islands and the train graveyards of the same area.

 

"The Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is perhaps one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world. A magnificent area with an impressive Salt Desert (the world's largest), active volcanoes, tall cacti islands and geyser flats, it exists like an alien mirage, something completely out-of-this-world..."

 

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2006/11/fantastic-landscapes-of-bolivian-salt_27.html

 

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The Richat Structure: The Eye of the Earth

 

Spectacular formation remains a puzzle

 

"The Richat Structure, Oudane, Mauritania, is not really a structure but a huge circular formation (50 km in diameter - 30 miles), that resembles an eye when looked upon from space. Originally thought to be a crater, this volcanic dome is most likely a product of erosion, an ancient geological artifact in the middle of featureless Maur Adrar desert, in Africa's Western Sahara. The earliest space missions used it as a landmark, the adventurous 4x4 enthusiasts consider it to be their playground, and scientists are still debating its origin."

 

(Pics including Google Map coordinates.)

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/09/richat-structure-eye-of-earth_12.html

 

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The most alien-looking place on Earth.

Socotra Island: You have to see it to believe it.

 

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/most-alien-looking-place-on-earth.html