Mount Pelee

Mount Pelee is located on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean. The volcano has an elevation of 1,397 meters. In 1902, it was the source of the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century when a pyroclastic flow blasted down its flanks and killed more than 30,000 people destroying the town of Saint-Pierre.

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Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher are located in the parish of Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland. The cliffs rise 120 meters above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head and reach their maximum height of 214 meters just north of O'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres away. The views from the cliffs attract close to one million visitors per year.

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Kullu Valley

Kullu is a broad open valley formed by the Beas river between Manali and Largi. It is the capital town of the Kullu District, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. This valley is famous for the beauty and its majestic hills covered with Pine and Deodar Forest and sprawling Apple Orchards.The course of the Beas river presents a succession of magnificent, clad with forests of Deodar, towering above trees of Pine on the lower rocky ridges. Kullu valley is sandwiched between the Pir Panjal, Lower Himalayan and Great Himalayan range.

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Introduction

In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually formed by rock that is resistant to erosion and weathering. Sedimentary rocks are most likely to form sandstone, limestone, chalk, and dolomite. Igneous rocks, such as granite and basalt also often form cliffs.

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Arambol Beach, Goa, India

Arambol Beach is located approximately a one hour drive from the Dabolim Airport (GOI) within the Pernem administrative region of northern Goa, India. The beach attracts many international tourists, mainly during the winter season between November and March. Arambol beach is considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Goa. A short walk north off the main beach is a smaller beach with a "fresh water lake" close to the sea. The water here is a mixture of fresh water and sea water.

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Image of Arambol Beach

Photo of Arambol Beach, Goa, India

Photo of Arambol Beach

Image of Arambol Beach, Goa, India

Valley of the Moon, Chile

Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna) is located 13 kilometres west of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert of Chile. It has various stone and sand formations which have been carved by wind and water. The valley is also considered one of the driest places on earth, as some areas have not received a single drop of rain in hundreds of years. There are also dry lakes where the composition of salt makes a white covering layer of the area. It has an impressive range of color and texture, looking somewhat similar to the surface of the moon. There are also a great variety of caverns.

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Image of Valley of Moon Chile

Image of Valley of Moon Chile

Image of Valley of Moon Chile

Image of Valley of Moon Chile

Madeira Islands, Portugal

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago (group of islands) that lies just less than 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the North Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union. It is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about one million tourists.

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