Beautiful scenery of our planet (21 photos)

At first glance it may seem that it is the scenery for the sci-fi movie.
In fact, this is the real picture of the earth landscapes.
Many beautiful places on the planet that we do not even know.



 
Expanses of salt marsh Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. The world's largest salt marsh on the wet season reflects the sky like a huge mirror. And during the winter months when there is dry weather, the marsh surface becomes like a mosaic.

Four Corners, Eng. Four Corners - US region, covers an area of ​​southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, northeast Arizona and southeast Utah. The name is associated with the four corners Monument (English: Four Corners Monument), located at the intersection of the boundaries of all four states (the only such border crossings in the United States).



"Fairy chimney" in Cappadocia, Turkey. These rock formations tower above the rest of the landscape in the area located between the villages of Cavusin and Zelve.



Contrary to popular belief that the desert is monotonous, in fact, the desert can be both black and white. In the photo: White Desert in Egypt.



"Chocolate Hills" on the island of Bohol, Philippines. The central area of ​​the island of Bohol dotted with 1,700 natural mounds. Vegetation covering the hills during the dry season becomes "chocolate" color.



Reflection of sunlight on the surface of the marsh Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt marsh in the world, during the rainy season covered with a layer of water in which is reflected the sky.



Dead Sea view bird's-eye view. Dead Sea - endorheic salt lake between Israel and Jordan. The lowest point on the planet's surface, the deepest salt lake in the world, the water of this lake saltier ocean ... List of the distinguishing features of this reservoir can continue for a long time.



Black desert in Egypt.



Sunset over the desert Alvord Desert Playa in the south-east of Oregon. Quite unexpectedly meet the desert in this region, in the northwest Pacific coast. In the desert, Alvord Desert Playa, which is the bottom of a dry lake, on average receives only 180 mm of precipitation per year.



Stopover. Sahara desert in Tunisia.



Windy shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya. This lake is located in the Great Rift Valley. Its salty water form the world's largest lake, situated in the territory of the desert.



"Twin Towers" in Monument Valley, USA.



Red sand dunes of the Namib Desert, Namibia. Sands of the unusually red in the Namib Desert is rarely seen in nature.



Richat structure located near Ouadane, Mauritania. This photograph was taken from space. Structure Richat is a ring formation 50 km in diameter and is located in the center of a faceless Sahara desert.



Dragon tree (dragon's blood), native to the island of Socotra, Yemen. Due to the isolated position in the Indian Ocean, the island has formed a unique ecosystem, which you will not find anywhere else in the world.



Ledges formed by lava, washed by ocean waves off the coast of the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Coastal cliffs formed by lava, give the landscape of the Hawaiian island of unearthly appearance.



Blue lake and mountains national park "Torres del Paine" in Chile. This is the most unusual place in the list "8 Wonders of Chile." Mountain peaks, located on the territory of the park run into the blue sky.



Fly Geyser in the Black Desert, Nevada, USA. Black desert more widely known as the playground of the festival «Burning Man».



Strokkur geyser eruption, south-east Iceland. Tourists come to see the geyser, watch such a spectacle every five minutes.



Sahara - the largest desert in the world. Its area is as big as the area of ​​the United States.



Iceberg in the dark waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.



Source: bigpicture.ru

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