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Sunday, 2 September 2012

Fish River Canyon

Fish River Canyon: is located in the south of Namibia. It is the second largest canyon in the world and the largest in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 100 miles (160 km) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 metres deep. The Fish River is the longest interior river in Namibia. It cuts deep into the plateau which is today dry, stony and sparsely covered with hardy drought-resistant plants. The river flows intermittently, usually flooding in late summer; the rest of the year it becomes a chain of long narrow pools. At the lower end of the Fish River Canyon, the hot springs resort of Ai-Ais is situated.

Fish River Canyon

Fish River Canyon Wallpapers

Sunday, 26 August 2012

The Wave Coyote Buttes

The Wave Coyote Buttes: Coyote Buttes is a section of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), spanning extreme South Central Utah and North Central Arizona, just south of US 89 halfway between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. It is divided into two areas: Coyote Buttes North and Coyote Buttes South. Visiting either of the Coyote Buttes areas requires purchasing a hiking permit. The Coyote Buttes area is an exposure of cross-bedded aeolian Jurassic Navajo Sandstone. The variable coloration of the sandstones is a result of various iron oxide pigments within the layers.

The Wave Coyote Buttes

The Wave Coyote Buttes Arizona

The Wave Coyote Buttes

The Wave Coyote Buttes Arizona USA

Coyote Buttes

The Wave Coyote Buttes Wallpapers

Friday, 24 August 2012

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park: is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not a canyon but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m).

Bryce Canyon National Park

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Grand Canyon USA

Grand Canyon USA: The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres). Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.

Grand Canyon USA

Grand Canyon USA Top View

Amazing Grand Canyon USA

Grand Canyon USA

Grand Canyon USA Looks Amazing

Grand Canyon USA

Friday, 10 August 2012

Ice Canyon Greenland

Ice Canyon Greenland: Grand ice canyon in Greenland is one of the coolest and most freezing places you could ever visit, with water flowing deep through big ice bergs presents an immense eye catching and marvelous scenes. The canyon is usually 30 to 40 meters deep and is one of the most photographed places of Greenland, no doubt for ice lovers Greenland is not much then paradise. You love snow, skating and mountain climbing then you should be in Greenland. The best time to visit this country is said to be between May and July when snow and freezing is not so immense. Greenland is famous for it's sports. Mountain climbing is really famous and continues throughout the country in almost all 12 months.

Ice Canyon Greenland

Ice Canyon Greenland Inside View

Ice Canyon Greenland

Ice Canyon Greenland Water Flow

Ice Canyon Greenland's Depth

Ice Canyon Greenland Mountain Climbing

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon: is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres).