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Thor’s Well, Oregon, USA

Thor’s Well, Oregon, USA It appears as if the Pacific Ocean is being drained away down a giant bottomless hole on the Oregon coast. The hole - big enough to swallow a large boat – looks like a feature on an alien planet. However, the seawater levels in the Pacific Ocean are actually perfectly safe, because the hole – called Thor’s Well, and sometimes the ‘gate to hell’ – is actually around 20 feet deep. It is a remarkable sight, though – and it attracts hundreds of tourists every year who are keen to see the incredible phenomenon in action. At high tide water bursts upwards out of the well in spectacular fashion, an event that never fails to delight onlookers. It makes for dramatic photographs. As a result, tripods often populate the surrounding rocks, with tourists anxious to capture the violent surges on film. According to Gary Hayes, from Traveloregon.com, Thor’s Well – located in the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area near Yachats - probably started ou

Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Madidi National Park, Bolivia At first sight, this place looks very picturesque, but it’s actually very dangerous. Why? Because it’s home to the most poisonous and aggressive fauna in the world: contact with any of the plants growing in this park can cause severe itching, rash and dizziness. Any cut, or even a small wound, can become infected with tropical parasites. More than 20,000 species are found in Madidi. Madidi is a national park in the upper Amazon river basin in Bolivia. Established in 1995, it has an area of 18,958 square kilometres, and, along with the nearby protected (though not necessarily contiguous) areas Manuripi-Heath, Apolobamba, and (across the border in Peru) the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madidi is part of one of the largest protected areas in the world. Copied from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madidi_National_Park

Lake Hillier, Western Australia

Lake Hillier, Western Australia Students learn from geography classes that water bodies are marked with blue on the map... However sometimes nature likes to mess with us and creates oddities just like Lake Hillier in Western Australia. With its mere 600 meters in length, Lake Hillier is not one that will impress you by its size. Nor will it impress you by its diverse fishes that inhabit it. Lake Hillier delights your eye with its pink color. Moreover, it lies just next to the Pacific Ocean, thus if you watch it from above, the contrast between the mellow pink of the lake and the blue of the ocean is striking. The reason of its unique color is still a topic that is not fully understood by scientists, although most suspect it has to do with the presence of the Dunaliella salina microalgae. The Dunaliella produces carotenoids, a pigment found in carrots as well. But the presence of halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts could be another explanation. A reactio

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